Bill Summary for H 227 (2011-2012)

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Jun 2 2011

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
House Bill 227 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 2, 2011
TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY BUY A FIREARM IN ANOTHER STATE, PROVIDED THE PERSON SATISFIES THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Intro. by Hollo, Gillespie, Hilton, Jones.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the first edition. Deletes all provisions of previous edition and replaces them with AN ACT TO CREATE A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR DISTURBING OR DISMEMBERING HUMAN REMAINS. Rewrites GS 14-401.22 to enact additional subsections stating that any person who willfully disturbs, vandalizes, or desecrates human remains or commits or attempts to commit upon human remains an act of sexual penetration is guilty of a Class I felony. Provides exceptions to the provision. Provides that any person who attempts to conceal evidence of the death of another by knowingly and willfully dismembering or destroying human remains is guilty of a Class H felony. Provides that any person who violates the previous provision, knowing or having reason to know the human remains are of a person who did not die of natural causes, is guilty of a Class D felony. Defines human remains as any dead human body in any condition of decay or any significant part of a dead human body. Effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.