North Carolina § 15A-136 - Venue for sexual offenses.

§ 15A-136. Venue for sexual offenses.

If a person is transported by any means, with the intent to violate any of the provisions of Article 7B of Chapter 14 (§ 14-27.20 et seq.) of the General Statutes and the intent is followed by actual violation thereof, the defendant may be tried in the county where transportation was offered, solicited, begun, continued or ended. History (1979, c. 682, s. 2; 2015-181, ss. 19, 47.) Editor's Note. - This section was enacted by Session Laws 1979, c. 682, which provides in s. 13: "Sec. 13. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed, provided however, nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal any portion of Article 26 of Chapter 14 which relates to offenses against public morality and decency." Session Laws 2015-181, s. 47, provides: "The Revisor of Statutes may correct statutory references, as required by this act, throughout the General Statutes. In making the changes authorized by this act, the Revisor may also adjust the order of lists of multiple statutes to maintain statutory order, correct terms, make conforming changes to catch lines and references to catch lines, and adjust subject and verb agreement and the placement of conjunctions." Pursuant to this authority, "Article 7B" was substituted for "Article 7A" at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2015-181, s. 48, provides: "This act becomes effective December 1, 2015, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-181, s. 19, effective December 1, 2015, substituted " § 14-27.20 et seq." for " § 14-27.1 et seq." For applicability, see editor's note.