GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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HOUSE DRH80048-LH-61  (2/3)

Short Title:        Personal Protection in Restaurants.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Hilton, Steen, and Burr (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to allow persons with concealed handgun permits to protect themselves and their families in restaurants.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑269.3(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(5) A person on the premises of an establishment that is a restaurant under G.S. 18B‑1000(2) or G.S. 18B‑1000(6) provided the person has a valid concealed handgun permit under Article 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009.