GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1096

Short Title:  Carjacking.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Cole; Beall, Black, Bowman, Brawley, Burton, Colton, Decker, Flaherty, Hayes, Holt, Howard, Kinney, Kuczmarski, Lee, McLawhorn, B. Miller, Robinson, Russell, Sutton, Weatherly, and Wilkins.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT MAKING CARJACKING A CRIME IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-87.2.  Carjacking.
(a)	A person who forcefully takes or attempts to take a vehicle occupied by a driver or another person without the driver's or occupant's consent is guilty of carjacking, a Class D felony.
(b)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall immediately suspend, without preliminary hearing, the drivers license of a suspect arrested for a violation of subsection (a) of this section.  The suspension pursuant to this subsection shall be until the disposition of the charge either by dismissal, acquittal, or conviction.
(c)	Upon conviction for violation of subsection (a) of this section, the defendant's drivers license shall be revoked for a period of not less than eight calendar years, with no restoration until the full length of the revocation has been completed.
(d)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person convicted of carjacking shall serve a term of not less than five years in prison."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1993, and applies to all acts occurring on or after that date.