GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 130
Second Edition Engrossed 3/19/91

Short Title:  Park Offenses Waivable.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Sherron, Allran, Cochrane, Kaplan, Shaw; Basnight, Carpenter, Johnson, Odom, Perdue, Plexico, Plyler, Sands, Staton, Tally, Ward, and Warren.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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February 20, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONFERENCE OF CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGES TO ADOPT A SCHEDULE OF PARK AND RECREATION OFFENSES THAT ARE WAIVABLE AND ADOPT A SCHEDULE OF FINES AND PENALTIES FOR THOSE THAT ADMIT GUILT OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-148 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A-148. Annual conference of chief district judges.
(a)	The chief district judges of the various district court districts shall meet at least once a year upon call of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to discuss mutual problems affecting the courts and the improvement of court operations, to prepare and adopt a uniform schedule of traffic offenses, hunting and fishing offenses under Chapter 113,  State park and recreation area rule offenses under Chapter 113, boating offenses under Chapter 75A, and alcohol offenses under Chapter 18B for which magistrates and clerks of court may accept written appearances, waivers of trial or hearing and pleas  of guilty or admissions of responsibility, and establish a schedule of penalties or fines therefor, and to take such further action as may be found practicable and desirable to promote the uniform administration of justice.
(b)	The chief district judges shall prescribe a multicopy uniform traffic ticket and complaint for exclusive use in each county of the State not later than December 31, 1970."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification, and applies to all offenses committed on or after January 1, 1992.