A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make the theft of regulated metals affixed to real property a felony.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑72(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b)	The crime of larceny is a felony, without regard to the value of the property in question, if the larceny is any of the following:
…
(6)	Of any regulated metals property, as defined by G.S. 66‑11(a)(2), which is affixed to or part of any real property."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.