A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to create the offense of LARCENY, DESTRUCTION, DEFACEMENT, OR VANDALISM OF PORTABLE TOILETS OR PUMPER TRUCKS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 16 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14‑86.2.  Larceny, destruction, defacement, or vandalism of portable toilets or pumper trucks.
If any person steals, takes from its temporary location or from any person having the lawful custody thereof, or destroys, defaces, or vandalizes, a chemical or portable toilet as defined in G.S. 130A‑290, or a pumper truck that is operated by a septage management firm that is permitted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources under G.S. 130A‑291.1, the person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.