GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 359

Short Title:  Blue Light Bandit/Felony.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Albertson, Forrester, Simpson, Davis, Carpenter, Webster, Hartsell, East, Little, Hoyle, Dannelly, Gulley, Martin of Guilford, Cooper, Rand, Warren, Perdue, Winner, Soles, Speed, Cochrane, Ballantine, Shaw, McKoy, Ledbetter, Jordan, Sherron, McDaniel, Kincaid, Carrington, Blackmon, Horton, Martin of Pitt, Lucas, Allran, Foxx, Clark, Hobbs, Parnell, and Edwards.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I/Constitution

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March 13, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A FELONY OFFENSE TO IMPERSONATE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BY UNLAWFULLY OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN OPERATING BLUE OR RED LIGHT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-277(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	A violation of subdivision (a)(1) or (2) or of subdivision (b)(1) or (2) of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.  A violation of subdivision (a)(3) or subdivision (b)(3) of this section is a Class I felony.  
Upon conviction under subdivision (b)(1) or (2) of this section the term of imprisonment may be suspended on condition that the defendant:
(1)	Be imprisoned for a term of at least 72 hours as a condition of special probation; or
(2)	Perform community service for a term of 72 hours;
(3)	Pay a fine in the discretion of the court; or
(4)	Any combination of these conditions.
The judge may, in his discretion, impose any other lawful condition of probation."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.