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NC S596

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Charles Edwards

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds a new subsection (a1) to North Carolina General Statute 14-288.4 criminalizing unreasonable noise made with intent to infringe on another person's free speech rights or to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, alarm, or disruption
  • Also criminalizes unreasonable noise made in a careless or reckless manner that creates risk of infringing on another person's free speech rights or causing public inconvenience, annoyance, alarm, or disruption
  • Violation of the new provision constitutes a Class 2 misdemeanor
  • Becomes effective December 1, 2019, and applies only to offenses committed on or after that date
  • Primary sponsors are Senators Edwards, Daniel, and Ford

Legislative Description

Disorderly Conduct/Unreasonable Noise

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

4/4/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate4/4/2019

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