FILED SENATE
Apr 4, 2023
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
S.B. 579
SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK
S D
SENATE BILL DRS15218-ML-64A
Short Title: Prevent Harm to Children. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators B. Newton, Britt, and Daniel (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR DISSEMINATING OBSCENITY.
3 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
4 SECTION 1. G.S. 14-190.1(g) reads as rewritten:
5 "(g) Violation Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a violation of this section
6 is a Class I felony. A violation of this section committed knowingly in the presence of an
7 individual under 18 years of age is a Class H felony."
8 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2023, and applies to offenses
9 committed on or after that date.
*DRS15218-ML-64A*


Statutes affected:
Filed: 14-190.1
Edition 1: 14-190.1
Edition 2: 14-190.1
Edition 3: 14-190.1
Ratified: 14-190.1, 14-190.6, 14-190.7, 14-190.8, 14-190.9
SL 2023-127: 14-190.1, 14-190.6, 14-190.7, 14-190.8, 14-190.9