GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

SESSION LAW 2017-101

HOUSE BILL 224

AN ACT to require the court to attempt to identify outstanding warrants before entering an order in a criminal case only in cases in which the defendant is in custody, as recommended by the north carolina courts commission.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑301.1(p) reads as rewritten:

"§ 15A‑301.1.  Electronic Repository.

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(p)        Prior to the entry of any order of the court in a criminal case, the court shall attempt to identify all outstanding warrants against that individualindividual, if in custody, and notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies of the location of the individual."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to orders entered on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26^th day of June, 2017.

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Tim Moore

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/  Roy Cooper

                                                                         Governor

Approved 1:51 p.m. this 12^th day of July, 2017