North Carolina § 14-50 - 22. Enhanced offense for misdemeanor criminal gang activity.
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§ 14-50. 22. Enhanced offense for misdemeanor criminal gang activity.
A person age 15 or older who is convicted of a misdemeanor offense that is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal gang is guilty of an offense that is one class higher than the offense committed. A Class A1 misdemeanor shall be enhanced to a Class I felony under this section. History (2008-214, s. 3; 2017-194, s. 11.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-194, s. 20, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2017-194, s. 11, which inserted "misdemeanor"' in the section heading; and substituted "criminal gang" for "criminal street gang," effective December 1, 2017, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-194, s. 11, inserted "misdemeanor" in the section heading; and substituted "criminal gang" for "criminal street gang" in the middle of the first sentence. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.
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