Unless the conduct is covered under another provision of law providing greater punishment, establishes it as a Class F felony under GS 14-288.6 (looting and trespass during an emergency) for any person to enter the premises of another without legal justification, in a county located in an emergency area during a state of emergency, and without legal justification obtain or exert control over, damage, ransack, or destroy the temporary housing of another. Allows for recovery of three times the amount of actual damages, court costs, and attorneys’ fees in a civil suit by any person whose person or property is injured due to a violation of the above against a violator of the statute. Defines emergency area, state of emergency, and temporary housing. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 14-288.6