North Carolina bill enhances sentences for misdemeanors and felonies committed for criminal activity or by unlawfully present individuals.

The bill amends North Carolina statutes to enhance sentences for misdemeanors and felonies committed for the purpose of benefitting, promoting, or furthering criminal activity. Specifically, it increases the severity of misdemeanor sentences by one class if committed while conspiring with others for criminal purposes. For felonies, it raises the severity by one class if committed by someone unlawfully in the United States and by two classes if they have a prior federal conviction related to reentry of removed aliens.

North Carolina bill enhances sentences for misdemeanors and felonies committed for criminal activity or by unlawfully present individuals.

The bill amends North Carolina statutes to enhance sentences for misdemeanors and felonies committed for the purpose of benefitting, promoting, or furthering criminal activity. Specifically, it increases the severity of misdemeanor sentences by one class if committed while conspiring with others for criminal purposes. For felonies, it raises the severity by one class if committed by someone unlawfully in the United States and by two classes if they have a prior federal conviction related to reentry of removed aliens.