Bill Text: NC H284 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Civil Contempt/Jury Duty

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-11 - Ch. SL 2015-210 [H284 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2015-H284-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

H                                                                                                                                                    1

HOUSE BILL 284

 

 

Short Title:        CivPro/Civil Contempt/No Fines.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Glazier and Stam (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Judiciary II.

March 19, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to clarify that imposition of a fine is not an allowable sanction for civil contempt.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 5A‑21 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(d)      A person who is found in civil contempt under this Article is not subject to the imposition of a fine."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015, and applies to civil contempt orders entered on or after that date.