GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1331*

Short Title:  Flag Desecration.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Daughtry; Allran, Barnes, Basnight, Bryan, Carpenter, Chalk, Cobb, Cochrane, Conder, Daniel, Ezzell, Goldston, Guy, Hardin, Harris, Hunt of Durham, Hunt of Moore, Johnson of Cabarrus, Kaplan, Kincaid, Martin of Pitt, Martin of Guilford, Marvin, Murphy, Odom, Parnell, Plyler, Rauch, Raynor, Richardson, Royall, Sands, Shaw, Sherron, Simpson, Soles, Speed, Staton, Swain, Taft, Tally, and Winner.
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Referred to:  Passed 2nd & 3rd; Sent to House.
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July 13, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO INTENTIONALLY DESTROY OR SUBSTANTIALLY MUTILATE A FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-381 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-381. Flag destruction and mutilation.
Any person who intentionally destroys or intentionally and substantially mutilates a flag of the United States of America or of the State of North Carolina is guilty of a misdemeanor.  In any prosecution of this section, a communication made in connection with the alleged destruction or mutilation shall not be admissible in evidence against the accused other than to prove intentional conduct.
In any prosecution under this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the destruction or mutilation was for the purpose of disposing of a worn flag.
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Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.