North Carolina § 14-33 - 2. Habitual misdemeanor assault.
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§ 14-33. 2. Habitual misdemeanor assault.
A person commits the offense of habitual misdemeanor assault if that person violates any of the provisions of G.S. 14-33 and causes physical injury, or G.S. 14-34 , and has two or more prior convictions for either misdemeanor or felony assault, with the earlier of the two prior convictions occurring no more than 15 years prior to the date of the current violation. A conviction under this section shall not be used as a prior conviction for any other habitual offense statute. A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class H felony. History (1995, c. 507, s. 19.5(c); 2004-186, s. 10.1.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-186, s. 10.1, effective December 1, 2004, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, rewrote the section. Legal Periodicals. - Once, Twice, Four Times a Felon: North Carolina's Unconstitutional Recidivist Statutes, see 24 Campbell L. Rev. 115 (2001). For comment, "Lots of Squeeze, Little (or No) Juice: North Carolina's Habitual Misdemeanor Larceny Statute, a Law Where Results Do Not Justify Costs,” see 97 N.C.L. Rev. 432 (2019).
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Section 14-33 ("2. Habitual misdemeanor assault.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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