GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1999
SESSION LAW 1999-169
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Effective July 1, 1999, G.S. 15A-839 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A-839. No money damages.
This Article does Article, including the provision of
a service pursuant to this Article through the Statewide Automated Victim
Assistance and Notification System established by the Governor's Crime
Commission, does not create a claim for damages against the State, a county, or
a municipality, or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, officers, or
employees."
Section 2. Effective July 1, 1999, G.S. 15A-840 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A-840. No ground for relief.
The failure or inability of any person to provide a right or
service under this Article Article, including a service provided
through the Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification System
established by the Governor's Crime Commission, may not be used by a
defendant in a criminal case, by an inmate, by any other accused, or by any
victim, as a ground for relief in any criminal or civil proceeding, except in
suits for a writ of mandamus by the victim."
Section 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of June, 1999.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 1:05 p.m. this 9th day of June, 1999