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This bill creates a new felony crime of habitual domestic violence in North Carolina, which occurs when a person commits domestic violence and has two or more prior convictions within a 15-year period. Specifically, the law defines habitual domestic violence as having either two or more convictions under the domestic violence statute or a combination of a domestic violence conviction and an assault conviction where the victim is related to the offender. The first offense is classified as a Class H felony, with subsequent convictions escalating to higher offense classes, up to a Class C felony. The bill also modifies existing law to explicitly allow law enforcement officers to make warrantless arrests for misdemeanor domestic violence offenses when they have probable cause. The new habitual domestic violence provision will take effect on December 1, 2025, and apply to offenses committed on or after that date, while the arrest provisions become effective immediately upon the bill becoming law.

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