GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1550*

Short Title:  Increase Penalty for Drug Sales.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Redwine, Barnes, Michaux; Cummings, Sexton, Bowman, Jeffus, Hill, and Colton.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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May 25, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR THE SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 90-95(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Except as provided in subsections (h) and (i) of this section, any person who violates G.S. 90-95(a)(1) with respect to:
(1)	A controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II shall be punished as a Class H felon, except that the sale of a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II shall be punished as a Class G felon;
(2)	A controlled substance classified in Schedule III, IV, V, or VI shall be punished as a Class I felon, except that the sale of a controlled substance classified in Schedule III, IV, V, or VI shall be punished as a Class H felon. The transfer of less than 5 grams of marijuana for no remuneration shall not constitute a delivery in violation of G.S. 90-95(a)(1)."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1994, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.