A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to add to the list of aggravating factors for a capital offense that the felony was committed in violation of a valid protective order.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑2000(e) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(12)	The capital felony was committed at a time when the defendant knew the behavior was prohibited by a valid protective order entered pursuant to Chapter 50B of the General Statutes of North Carolina, or by a valid protective order entered by the courts of another state or the courts of an Indian tribe."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2005, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.