STRANGULATION/INCREASE PUNISHMENT.

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View NCGA Bill Details2025-2026 Session
House Bill 109 (Public) Filed Wednesday, February 12, 2025
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION.
Intro. by Logan, White, Morey, T. Brown.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 13 2025)

Bill History:

H 109

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Feb 12 2025 - View Summary

    Amends GS 14-32.4 as follows. Increases the punishment for assaulting another person and inflicting serious bodily injury from a Class F felony to a Class E felony (unless the conduct is covered under some other provision providing greater punishment). Increases the punishment for assaulting another person and inflicting physical injury by strangulation from a Class H felony to a Class G felony (unless the conduct is covered under some other provision providing greater punishment). Adds a new Class H felony for assaulting another person by strangulation (unless the conduct is covered under some other provision providing greater punishment). Adds a definition of strangulation as, impeding the normal breathing or circulation of blood of another person by applying pressure to the throat or neck of the person or by obstructing the nose and mouth of the person. Makes organizational changes. Applies to offenses committed on or after June 1, 2025.