NC S553

Adds new statute § 14-27.37 to North Carolina General Statutes addressing withdrawal of consent during vaginal intercourse.

Establishes that a person who initially consents to vaginal intercourse may withdraw that consent during the act, even if penetration was initially consensual and only one act of intercourse occurs.

Requires that withdrawal of consent be clearly communicated in a way that a reasonable person would understand as withdrawal of consent.

Deems a person who continues vaginal intercourse after consent is withdrawn to have committed the act by force and against the will of the other person.

Becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.