Bill Summary for H 618 (2013-2014)
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AN ACT TO RESTORE THE FIREARMS RIGHTS OF CERTAIN PERSONS WHO WERE CONVICTED OF NONVIOLENT FELONIES BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 1995, AND WHOSE FIREARMS RIGHTS HAD BEEN RESTORED BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 1995, TO INCREASE THE FEE TO PETITION FOR THE RESTORATION OF FIREARMS RIGHTS, AND TO ADD TO THE LIST OF OFFENSES INELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNCTION CERTAIN FELONY BREAKING AND ENTERING OFFENSES, AND ANY OFFENSE THAT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THAT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNCTION.Intro. by Speciale, Pittman.
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Amends GS 14-415.4 to shorten the waiting time for restoring firearm rights to 10 years (was, 20 years) after restoration of civil rights. Allows a person whose firearms rights have been restored under this statute and who commits a subsequent nonviolent felony to petition the court to remove the person's disentitlement under GS 14-415.1 for the subsequent nonviolent felony conviction and again restore the person's firearms rights. Prohibits filing a petition for a subsequent nonviolent felony until the person's citizenship rights have been restored for the subsequent nonviolent felony conviction for at least 10 years. Allows a person to petition to have his or her firearms rights restored only for a single nonviolent felony conviction in a 10-year period. Counts multiple nonviolent felony convictions arising out of the same event and consolidated for sentencing as one nonviolent felony. Makes conforming changes.
Effective December 1, 2013.