Acts of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, are illegal in the state of North Carolina. Section 14-118.2 of the North Carolina Statutes covers plagiarism:
§ 14-118.2. Assisting, etc., in obtaining academic credit by fraudulent
means.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association
to assist any student, or advertise, offer or attempt to assist any
student, in obtaining or in attempting to obtain, by fraudulent means,
any academic credit, grade or test score, or any diploma, certificate
or other instrument purporting to confer any literary, scientific, professional,
technical or other degree in any course of study in any university,
college, academy or other educational institution. The activity prohibited
by this subsection includes, but is not limited to, preparing or advertising,
offering, or attempting to prepare a term paper, thesis, or dissertation
for another; impersonating or advertising, offering or attempting to
impersonate another in taking or attempting to take an examination;
and the giving or changing of a grade or test score or offering to give
or change a grade or test score in exchange for an article of value
or money.
