Bill Summary for H 138 (2019-2020)

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Mar 6 2019

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 138 (Public) Filed Wednesday, February 20, 2019
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR WILLFULLY INTERFERING WITH, DAMAGING, DEFACING, MOLESTING, OR INJURING ANY PART OR PORTION OF A FIRE-ALARM, FIRE-DETECTION, SMOKE-DETECTION, OR FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM IN A PRISON OR LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITY.
Intro. by Shepard, McNeill, C. Smith, Cleveland.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

Amends the proposed offense added to GS 14-286, making it a Class H felony rather than a Class I felony for a person to willfully interfere with, damage, deface, molest, or injure any part or portion of a fire-alarm, fire-detection, or fire-extinguishing system in a prison or local confinement facility. Makes clarifying changes.