GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 451

HOUSE BILL 592

 

AN ACT TO REQUIRE A FEE FROM ALL PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN COURT ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 143B-475.1(b) is rewritten to read:

"(b)      Unless a fee is assessed pursuant to G.S. 20-179.4 or G.S. 15A-1371(i), a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid by all persons who participate in the program or receive services from the program staff. If the person is convicted in a court in this State, the fee must be paid to the clerk of court in the county in which he is convicted. If the person is participating in the program as a result of a deferred prosecution or similar program, the fee must be paid to the clerk of court in the county in which the agreement is filed. Persons participating in the program for any other reason must pay the fee to the clerk of court in the county in which the services are provided by the program staff. The fee must be paid in full within two weeks from the date the person is ordered to perform the community service, and before he begins his community service, except that:

(1)       a person convicted in a court in this State may be given an extension of time or allowed to begin the community service before he pays the fee by the court in which he is convicted; or

(2)       a person performing community service pursuant to a deferred prosecution or similar agreement may be given an extension of time or allowed to begin his community service before the fee is paid by the official or agency representing the State in the agreement.

Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1985.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of June, 1985.