AN ACT to increase the punishment for larceny of mail.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑72 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

(c1)    Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a) of this section, where the larceny or receiving or possession of stolen goods is of mail, the person shall be sentenced at one class level higher than the principal offense for which the person was convicted. For the purposes of this section, the term mail means a letter, package, bag, or other item of value sent or delivered to another by any method of delivery, including through a common carrier, commercial delivery service, or private delivery.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.