Value thresholds and charge levels
North Carolina separates misdemeanor larceny from felony larceny largely by the value of what was allegedly taken, with additional rules for specific circumstances such as taking from the person or taking a firearm. That threshold is why two similar-sounding cases can produce dramatically different bond amounts.
Breaking and entering, possession of stolen goods, and obtaining property by false pretenses each carry their own classifications on top of that. Cases often include several of these counts at once, filed together from a single incident.
The practical consequence is that the bond total can be assembled from multiple pieces. Understanding the breakdown, rather than reacting to the sum, is what makes the situation manageable.



