GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2001

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SENATE BILL 263

 

 

 

 

Short Title:     Sexual Privacy Act.

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Sponsors:       Senators Kinnaird; and Lucas.

 

Referred to:   Judiciary II.

 

February 27, 2001

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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.