A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to increase the penalty for misdemeanor death by motor vehicle from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class A1 misdemeanor.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑141.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Punishments. – Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, the following classifications apply to the offenses set forth in this section:
(1)	Aggravated felony death by vehicle is a Class D felony.
(2)	Felony death by vehicle is a Class E felony.
(3)	Aggravated felony serious injury by vehicle is a Class E felony.
(4)	Felony serious injury by vehicle is a Class F felony.
(5)	Misdemeanor death by vehicle is a Class A1 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.