A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to protect minors from sexual predators by prohibiting registered sex offenders from living with minors.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14‑208.18.  Sexual predator prohibited from living with minor children.
(a)	It shall be unlawful for any person required to register under this Article to reside in a household with any minor child.
(b)	Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, it shall not be unlawful for a person required to register under this Article to reside in a household with a minor, provided that the registrant is the blood parent of the minor, and the convicted offense was not against that minor.
(c)	This section shall not in any way affect conditions of probation as provided by G.S. 15A‑1343, or conditions of post‑release supervision as provided by G.S. 15A‑1368.4.
(d)	A violation of this section is a Class F felony."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.