A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that an assault committed as an act of road rage may be considered an aggravating factor for purposes of sentencing.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑1340.16(d) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(19c)	The offense is an assault under Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes that is committed as an act of "road rage." For purposes of this subdivision, an assault is committed as an act of "road rage" if the assault:
a.	Is committed by the operator of a motor vehicle against an operator or passenger of another motor vehicle, an operator of a bicycle, or a pedestrian; and
b.	Occurs on a highway."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.