GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 433

Short Title:  Training School Alternative.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Allran, Hartsell; Forrester, Carpenter, Codington, and Blackmon.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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March 1, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT RECOMMENDED BY THE JUVENILE LAW STUDY COMMISSION ADDING TRAINING SCHOOLS TO THE COMMITMENT OPTIONS WHEN COMMITMENT OF A JUVENILE FOR THIRTY DAYS OR LESS IS ORDERED.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-652(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	In no event shall commitment of a delinquent juvenile be for a period of time in excess of that period for which an adult could be committed for the same act. Any juveniles committed for an offense for which an adult would be sentenced for 30 days or less shall be assigned to a local detention home as defined by G.S. 7A-517(15) or a regional home as defined by G.S. 7A-517(26), or the training school system, in the discretion of the Division of Youth Services."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1993, and applies to commitments ordered for offenses committed on or after that date.