House amendment to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.

Section 1

Amends proposed new GS 14-164.1, to remove the specified exceptions to the Class I felony for possessing a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle, for: (1) individuals, or employees or agents of a company, acting in their official duties for a licensed, permitted, or registered dealer, repair shop, secondary metals recycler, or salvage yard; and (2) individuals possessing a registration documenting that the catalytic converter is the result of a replacement from a vehicle registered to that individual. Adds the requirement that the individual knew or should have known that the catalytic converter was unlawfully obtained.