GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2008-193
SENATE BILL 2056
AN ACT to provide local governments with an exemption from advancing court fees in child support actions, child abuse actions, and other actions filed by the department of social services.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 30.10(d) of S.L. 2007-323 is repealed.
SECTION 2. Section 30.10(h) of S.L. 2007-323 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 30.10.(h) Subsection (d) of
this act becomes effective July 1, 2008. The remainder of this act section
becomes effective August 1, 2007, and applies to all costs assessed or
collected on or after that date."
SECTION 3. G.S. 7A-317 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A-317. Counties and municipalities not required to advance certain fees.
Counties and municipalities are not required to
advance costs except for the following:
(1) the The
facilities fee, fee.
(2) the The
General Court of Justice fee,fee.
(3) the The
miscellaneous fees enumerated in G.S. 7A-308, or G.S. 7A-308
in child support actions, child abuse actions, and other actions filed by the
department of social services.
(4) the The
civil process fees enumerated in G.S. 7A-311."
SECTION 4. Section 3 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2008. The remainder of this act becomes effective June 30, 2008.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of July, 2008.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 8:30 a.m. this 8th day of August, 2008