GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1336*

Short Title:  Abduction From Legal Custodian.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Davis; Carpenter, Martin of Pitt, Hoyle, McKoy, Plexico, Hartsell, Little, East, Webster, Gulley, Allran, Cochrane, Winner, Martin of Guilford, Lucas, Plexico, Conder, Speed, and Perdue.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II/Election Laws.

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May 27, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A CLASS F FELONY TO ABDUCT A CHILD FROM ANY PERSON, AGENCY, OR INSTITUTION LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO THE CHILD'S CUSTODY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-41 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-41.  Abduction of children.
	(a)	Any person who, without legal justification or excuse, abducts any minor child from any person, agency, or institution lawfully entitled to the child's custody, placement, or care shall be guilty of a Class F felony.
(b)	Any person who, without legal justification or excuse and being at least four years older than the victim, induces any minor child to leave any person, agency, or institution lawfully entitled to the child's custody, placement, or care shall be guilty of a Class F felony.
(c)	The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public officer or employee in the performance of his or her duty."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1996, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.