GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1149
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/9/89

Short Title:  Tests to Protect Police Officers.	(Public)
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April 10, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO FACILITATE TESTING FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TO PROTECT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 15A is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 15A-534.3.  Detention for communicable diseases.
If a judicial official conducting an initial appearance hearing finds probable cause that a law enforcement officer was exposed to the defendant in a manner that poses a significant risk of transmission of the AIDS virus or Hepatitis B, the judicial official shall order the defendant to be detained for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 72 hours, for investigation by public health officials and for testing for AIDS virus infection and Hepatitis B infection if required by public health officials pursuant to G.S. 130A-144 and G.S. 130A-148."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989, and shall apply to acts occurring on or after that date.