Bill Summary for S 579 (2023-2024)

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Apr 4 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
Senate Bill 579 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 4, 2023
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR DISSEMINATING OBSCENITY, TO CLARIFY RESTITUTION FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, AND TO MODIFY CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATED TO PUBLIC MORALITY AND DECENCY.
Intro. by B. Newton, Britt, Daniel.

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Amends GS 14-190.1, which makes it illegal to intentionally disseminate obscenity by increasing the penalty from a Class I felony to a Class H for violations committed knowingly in the presence of an individual under age 18. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023.