Bill > S310

This bill makes various changes to North Carolina's criminal laws, effective December 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted. It increases penalties for discharging firearms into occupied property and creates a new felony for preparing to commit larceny from a merchant by possessing tools or devices designed to bypass security measures or conceal merchandise. The bill also enhances penalties for secret peeping offenses when the victim is a minor, with increased severity if the perpetrator is in a position of custody over the minor. Additionally, it revises penalties for disrupting religious services or funerals, clarifies when law enforcement can obtain wireless call location information for emergency assistance or when there's reasonable suspicion of involvement in a dangerous emergency, and allows for oral fluid drug screening tests for drivers in addition to alcohol screening tests. The bill also prohibits Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers from operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol, with increased penalties for repeat offenses, and allows for conditional restoration of driving privileges for impaired driving offenders after a year of revocation if they complete treatment programs and use an ignition interlock device or continuous alcohol monitoring system. Finally, it recognizes military-issued protective orders as valid and enforceable in North Carolina, and modifies provisions related to sheriff's bonds to include county reimbursement to sureties unless the sheriff is convicted of a felony.