North Carolina SB 310: Advisory Council Review of Rare Disease Bills.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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SENATE BILL 310
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 4/30/25
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/2/26

Short Title: Criminal Law Changes. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 18, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES RELATED TO THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF 2
NORTH CAROLINA. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
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REVISE LAW PROHIBITING WILLFUL OR WANTON DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN 6
BARRELED WEAPONS OR FIREARMS 7
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 14-34.1 reads as rewritten: 8
"§ 14-34.1. Discharging Willful or wanton discharge of certain barreled weapons or a 9
firearm into occupied property.firearm. 10
(a) Any A person who willfully or wantonly discharges or attempts to discharge any 11
firearm or barreled weapon capable of discharging shot, bullets, pellets, or other missiles at a 12
muzzle velocity of at least 600 feet per second into any building, structure, vehicle, aircraft, 13
watercraft, or other conveyance, device, equipment, erection, or enclosure while it is occupied is 14
guilty of a Class E felony. 15
(a1) Unless covered under some provision of law providing greater punishment, a person 16
who willfully or wantonly discharges a weapon described in subsection (a) of this section in or 17
on the property of another without the property owner's permission, on a public street or highway, 18
or at any public place where persons other than the person who discharged the weapon are present 19
is guilty of a Class E felony. 20
(b) A person who willfully or wantonly discharges a weapon described in subsection (a) 21
of this section into an occupied dwelling or into any occupied vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or 22
other conveyance that is in operation is guilty of a Class D felony. 23
(c) If a person violates this section and the violation results in serious bodily injury to 24
any person, the person is guilty of a Class C felony." 25
SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2026, and applies to 26
offenses committed on or after that date. 27
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CREATE OFFENSE OF PREPARATION TO COMMIT LARCENY FROM A 29
MERCHANT 30
SECTION 2.(a) Article 16 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by 31
adding a new section to read: 32
"§ 14-72.13. Preparation to commit larceny from a merchant. 33

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(a) A person is guilty of a Class I felony if the person is found within the area of a retail 1
establishment where goods are stored or offered for sale, with the intent to commit larceny from 2
a merchant, and the person is in possession of, without lawful excuse, any of the following: 3
(1) Any theft shielding device. 4
(2) Any tool, instrument, or article designed or adapted to defeat, circumvent, 5
deactivate, or remove any antishoplifting or inventory control device. 6
(3) Any tool, instrument, or article designed or adapted to facilitate the 7
concealment, removal, or carrying away of merchandise without payment. 8
(b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: 9
(1) Antishoplifting or inventory control device. – As defined in G.S. 14-72.11. 10
(2) Theft detection shielding device. – Any laminated, coated, lined, or otherwise 11
modified bag, container, or device designed or intended to shield merchandise 12
from detection by an electronic or magnetic theft detection system." 13
SECTION 2.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2026, and applies to 14
offenses committed on or after that date. 15
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INCREASE PUNISHMENT FOR SECRET PEEPING OFFENSES IN WHICH THE 17
VICTIM IS A MINOR 18
SECTION 3.(a) G.S. 14-202, as amended by S.L. 2025-70, reads as rewritten: 19
"§ 14-202. Secretly peeping into room occupied by another person. 20
(a) Any Unless covered under some provision of law providing greater punishment, any 21
person who shall peep secretly into any room occupied by another person shall be guilty of a 22
Class 1 misdemeanor. 23
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(b) The following definitions apply in this section: 25
(1) Custody. – As defined in G.S. 14-27.31. 26
(2) Minor. – An individual who is less than 18 years of age. 27
(1)(3) Photographic image. – Any photograph or photographic reproduction, still or 28
moving, or any videotape, motion picture, or live television transmission, or 29
any digital image of any individual. 30
(2)(4) Private area of an individual. – The naked or undergarment clad genitals, 31
pubic area, buttocks, or female breast of that individual. 32
(3)(5) Room. – Includes, but is not limited to, a bedroom, a rest room, a bathroom, a 33
shower, a dressing room, a dressing stall, a cubicle, or other similar area 34
designed to provide privacy. 35
(4)(6) Under circumstances in which that individual has a reasonable expectation of 36
privacy. – Means either of the following: 37
a. Circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that he or 38
she could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that a 39
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