GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 522

Short Title:  Contempt for Parent of Juvenile.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Dockham.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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April 1, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE AUTHORITY OF THE COURT TO INSTITUTE CIVIL PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT FROM PERMISSIVE TO MANDATORY WHEN THE PARENT OF A JUVENILE ADJUDICATED AS DELINQUENT, UNDISCIPLINED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED, OR DEPENDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS OF THE COURT OVER THE PARENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-650(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Failure of a parent who is personally served to participate in or comply with subsections (a) through (c) shall result in a civil proceeding for contempt."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.