Constitution · North Carolina

N.C. Const. art. I, § 29

Constitution
Constitution of North Carolina
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Treason against the State. Treason against the State shall consist only of levying war against it or adhering to its enemies by giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. No conviction of treason or attainder shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture.

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