GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 131

Short Title:  LRC Criminal Law.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives G. Miller; Flaherty and Wainwright.
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Referred to:  Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
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February 14, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO CRIME IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study:
(1)	The increase of different types of crime, both violent and nonviolent, in North Carolina;
(2)	The possible causes of increases in different types of crime;
(3)	The feasibility, cost, and effectiveness of existing federal, State, and local programs to prevent crime;
(4)	The feasibility, cost, and effectiveness of existing federal, State, and local programs to enforce criminal laws, punish and rehabilitate criminals, and protect citizens from crime; and
(5)	Potential solutions to the problem of crime in North Carolina.
The State Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety shall cooperate fully with the Legislative Research Commission in its study.
Sec. 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may make an interim report of the results of this study, including legislative recommendations to the 1994 Regular Session of the 1993 General Assembly and shall make a final report to the 1995 General Assembly.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.