NC H54

Adds a new provision to larceny law making it a felony if a defendant has four or more prior larceny convictions, regardless of whether prior convictions were misdemeanors, felonies, or a combination.

Prior convictions must be for larceny offenses under North Carolina law or substantially similar offenses in other jurisdictions and must have been prosecuted with the defendant represented by counsel or having waived counsel.

When multiple misdemeanor larcenies are convicted in a single session of district court or single week of superior court, only one conviction counts as a prior conviction; however, convictions from separate counties each count separately.

Becomes effective December 1, 2012, and applies only to offenses committed on or after that date.