A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to give judges discretion regarding the dismissal of criminal charges when a defendant lacks capacity to proceed.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑1008(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	When a defendant lacks capacity to proceed, the court may dismiss the charges upon the earliest of the following occurrences:
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.