North Carolina SB 244: January 6 Riot/Attempt Overthrow of Gov't.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 244

Short Title: January 6 Riot/Attempt Overthrow of Gov't. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Everitt and Garrett (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 6, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A CLASS F FELONY TO ENGAGE IN A RIOT OR INCITE A RIOT 2
IN WHICH AN ATTEMPT OCCURS TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 3
UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, OR ANY POLITICAL 4
SUBDIVISION THEREOF. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. G.S. 14-288.2 reads as rewritten: 7
"§ 14-288.2. Riot; inciting to riot; punishments. 8
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(c3) Any person who willfully engages in a riot is guilty of a Class F felony if, in the 10
course of the riot, the person attempts to overthrow the government of the United States, the State 11
of North Carolina, or any political subdivision thereof. 12
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(e2) Any person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, and such inciting 14
or urging is a contributing cause of a riot in which a person attempts to overthrow the government 15
of the United States, the State of North Carolina, or any political subdivision thereof, shall be 16
punished as a Class F felon. 17
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SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 19
committed on or after that date. 20