GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	3
HOUSE BILL 899
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/11/01
Third Edition Engrossed 4/17/01

Short Title:	Amend Obstruct or Delay Public Officer.	()	
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Referred to:	     	
March 29, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW WITH REGARD TO RESISTING, OBSTRUCTING, OR DELAYING A PUBLIC OFFICER IN DISCHARGING OFFICIAL DUTIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑223 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑223.  Resisting officers; delay or obstruct officer in discharge of official duty.
(a)	If any person shall willfully and unlawfully physically resist a public officer in discharging or attempting to discharge a duty of his or her office, the person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b)	If any person shall willfully and unlawfully delay or obstruct a public officer in discharging or attempting to discharge a duty of his or her office, the person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2001, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.