GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 565

Short Title:  Copy State Bldg. Keys/Misdemeanor.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Hall; and Bowman.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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March 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE THE UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION OF A KEY TO A STATE BUILDING A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 52 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-401.15.  Unauthorized duplication of a State building key.
	Any person who duplicates a key to a State-owned building without authority to do so from the Secretary of Administration is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of up to six months, a fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.  The Secretary of Administration shall designate those individuals who may duplicate a key to a State-owned building."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1993, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.