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The anti-price gauging laws will go into effect for 13 counties, which include: Wake, Orange, Durham, Chatham, Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Lee, Moore, Person and Randolph. Governor Josh Stein also announced a state of emergency for the same counties earlier today, which triggers these laws.
“Chantal caused major flooding and damage in central North Carolina and opened the door for potential price gouging scams,” said Jackson. “If you see a business charging more for essential goods or services than they should, file a complaint with our office right away. We will do everything we can to hold bad actors responsible.”
The attorney general’s office said it understands businesses need to raise prices due to the effects of critical incidents, but businesses cannot raise prices in order to boost profits.
“Businesses can’t unreasonably raise prices to increase their own profit,” the attorney general’s office said. “And they should disclose any reasonable increases to customers before they buy.
The attorney general’s office said the laws will be in effect for 30 days.
If price gouging is suspected, it can be reported by calling the Department of Justice at 877-566-7226 or visit the North Carolina’s Department of Justice’s website.
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