GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1041

Short Title:  Assist in Suicide/Felony.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Decker; Brawley, Brown, Buchanan, Culp, Gardner, Hege, Isenhower, Kimsey, Ligon, and Privette.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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April 22, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO ASSIST A PERSON IN COMMITTING SUICIDE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 6 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-17.2. Assisting another to commit suicide.
Any person who knowingly assists another person to commit suicide is guilty of a Class H felony."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.