Bill Summary for H 283 (2015-2016)

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 283 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 18, 2015
AN ACT TO ENHANCE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT A TRESPASS TO REAL PROPERTY BY REENTERING AFTER REMOVAL PURSUANT TO A VALID ORDER OR BY KNOWINGLY CREATING OR PRESENTING A FALSE DOCUMENT OF TITLE OR POSSESSION.
Intro. by Blackwell.

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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the first edition.

Amends the act's short and long titles.

Deletes all of the provisions of the previous edition and replaces it with the following.

Amends GS 14-159.12 concerning first degree trespass to create a Class I felony, with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000, when a first degree trespass offense (1) occurs on real property where the person has reentered after previously having been removed pursuant to a valid order or writ for possession, or (2) the offense occurs under color of title where the person has knowingly created or provided materially false evidence of an ownership or possessory interest.

Makes conforming changes. 

Effective December 1, 2016, applying to offenses committed on or after that date.