GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 59

Short Title:  Judicial Sentencing Disclosure.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Brubaker; and Russell.
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Referred to:  Courts and Justice.
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February 9, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT TO KEEP A COMPLETE PUBLIC RECORD OF EACH JUDGE'S SENTENCING HISTORY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 7A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 7A-109.2.  Judicial sentencing histories.
(a)	In addition to the record-keeping duties assigned to clerks pursuant to G.S. 7A-109, each clerk shall maintain a register listing the name of each judge of the superior court and district court divisions and all criminal convictions over which each judge has presided, in chronological order beginning with sentences imposed on or after April 1, 1994.  The register shall include the following information for each case:
(1)	The full name and docket number of the case;
(2)	The charges against the defendant;
(3)	The charges for which the defendant was convicted;
(4)	The sentence imposed by the judge; and
(5)	The date the sentence was imposed.
(b)	The records kept pursuant to this section shall be public records and shall be open to the inspection of the public during regular office hours and at such other times as may be provided by law."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective April 1, 1994.