North Carolina S429, the 2025 Public Safety Act, revises laws on sex offender registration, gift card theft, school hemp use, and more.

North Carolina S429, the 2025 Public Safety Act, revises several laws to enhance public safety. It mandates that certain petitions related to sex offender registration be placed on the criminal docket. The act also establishes the offense of larceny of gift cards and revises the organized retail theft offense to include gift cards. It prohibits the use of hemp-derived consumable products on school grounds and creates a new criminal offense for exposing a child to a controlled substance.

North Carolina S429, the 2025 Public Safety Act, revises laws on sex offender registration, gift card theft, school hemp use, and more.

North Carolina S429, the 2025 Public Safety Act, revises several laws to enhance public safety. It mandates that certain petitions related to sex offender registration be placed on the criminal docket. The act also establishes the offense of larceny of gift cards and revises the organized retail theft offense to include gift cards. It prohibits the use of hemp-derived consumable products on school grounds and creates a new criminal offense for exposing a child to a controlled substance.