GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1999
Short Title: Sexual Privacy Act. (Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Kinnaird; Gulley and Lucas.
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Referred to: Judiciary II.
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AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PRIVATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY BETWEEN CONSENTING ADULTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 14-177 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-177. Crime against nature.
(a) If any person shall commit the crime against nature, with mankind or beast, he shall be punished as a Class I felon.
(b) This section shall not apply if the act occurs between consenting adults in privacy and is not for hire."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.