GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1023

Short Title:  Art. 48 Juv. Clar.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Spears.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT ARTICLE 48 OF THE JUVENILE CODE AND ALL ITS PROVISIONS ARE DEALING WITH DELINQUENT JUVENILES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 48 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes, titled "Law-Enforcement Proceedings in Delinquency Proceedings", is amended by adding a new section at the beginning to read:
"§ 7A-593.5.  Definition of juvenile for purposes of Article.
For purposes of this Article, the term 'juvenile' means 'delinquent juvenile' as defined in G.S. 7A-517(12)."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1993, and applies to law enforcement proceedings for alleged offenses committed on or after that date.