A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make larceny of goods valued at more than three hundred dollars from a permitted construction site a class h felony and to make receiving or possessing stolen goods valued at more than three hundred dollars that were stolen from a permitted construction site a class h felony.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 16 of Chapter 14 is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14‑72.6.  Larceny of goods from a permitted construction site; receiving or possessing stolen goods from a permitted construction site.
(a)	Larceny of goods valued at not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) from a permitted construction site is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Receiving or possessing stolen goods valued at not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) with actual knowledge or having reasonable grounds to believe that the goods were stolen from a permitted construction site is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b)	Larceny of goods valued at more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) from a permitted construction site is a Class H felony. Receiving or possessing stolen goods valued at more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) with actual knowledge or having reasonable grounds to believe that the goods were stolen from a permitted construction site is a Class H felony.
(c)	As used in this section, a 'permitted construction site' is a site where a permit, license, or other authorization has been issued by the State or a local governmental entity for the placement of new construction or improvements to real property."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2005, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions.