GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 305

Short Title:  Amend Armed Robbery.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Balmer.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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March 25, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REVISE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS REQUIRED TO PROVE ARMED ROBBERY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-87(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-87. Robbery with firearms or other dangerous weapons.
(a)	Any person or persons who, having in possession or with the use or threatened use of any firearms or other dangerous weapon, implement or means, whereby a  reasonable person under the circumstances would believe that his life was endangered or threatened, unlawfully takes or attempts to take personal property from another or from any place of business, residence or banking institution or any other place where there is a person or persons in attendance, at any time, either day or night, or who aids or abets any such person or persons in the commission of such crime, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.  For purposes of this section the phrase 'dangerous weapon, implement, or means' shall include any article that a reasonable person would believe to be dangerous."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.