Bill Summaries: S208 (2011-2012 Session)

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  • Bill S 208 (2011-2012)
    Summary date: Mar 3 2011 - View summary

    Amends GS 14-177 (Crime against nature) to provide that no person can be charged, prosecuted, or punished for this offense based on conduct that is (1) private, (2) noncommercial, (3) consensual, and (4) between persons who have attained the age of 16 years.
    Repeals GS 14-184 (making fornication and adultery a Class 2 misdemeanor) and GS 14-186 (making it a Class 2 misdemeanor for opposite sexes to occupy the same bedroom at a hotel for immoral purposes or falsely registering as husband and wife).
    Effective when the act becomes law and applies to all offenses committed prior to, on, or after that date.
    Criminal Law and Procedure
    GS 14

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