AN ACT to increase the punishment for violating certain laws regulating certified public accountants.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 93‑13 reads as rewritten:
"§ 93‑13.  Violation of Chapter; penalty.
A violation of G.S. 93‑3, 93‑4, 93‑5, 93‑6, or 93‑8 shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to violations occurring on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of June, 2007.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2007