S605 - North Carolina Farm Act of 2021. (SL 2021-78)

Overview: Section 2 of S.L. 2021-78 allows magistrates to accept waivers of trial or hearing for misdemeanor or infraction cases involving State forest rule offenses. The State forest rules include regulations on bathing and swimming, horses, bicycle trails, hunting, and camping, as well as certain criminal laws. Other waivable offenses under current law include hunting, fishing, State park and recreation area rule offenses, open burning offenses, traffic offenses, and boating offenses.

This section became effective December 1, 2021, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.