GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE BILL 849

Short Title:        Create Debtor Exemption for Firearms.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Salmon, R. Turner, and Hardister (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Judiciary II.

April 15, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to authorize a debtor to retain firearms valued at up to Five thousand dollars free from the enforcement of the claims of creditors.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 1C‑1601(a) reads as rewritten:

"§ 1C‑1601.  What property exempt; waiver; exceptions.

(a)        Exempt property. – Each individual, resident of this State, who is a debtor is entitled to retain free of the enforcement of the claims of creditors:

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(13) The debtor's aggregate interest in any lawfully possessed firearms, not to exceed a total of five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value. This exemption shall apply to a total of no more than two handguns and four rifles or shotguns."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015.