GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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SENATE BILL 168
Select Committee on Juveniles/Prevention Committee Substitute Adopted 2/24/94

Short Title:  Parent to Supervise Child.	(Public)
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Referred to: Appropriations. 
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February 15, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO STUDY WHETHER TO IMPOSE A CRIMINAL PENALTY UPON A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE PARENT'S CHILD OR THE GUARDIAN'S WARD UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE BY ALLOWING THE CHILD TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN POTENTIALLY HARMFUL ACTIVITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study the issue of whether criminal penalties should be imposed upon parents or guardians who repeatedly fail to adequately supervise their children or wards under 18 years of age by allowing them to engage in unlawful activities.
The study shall consider the feasibility of imposing criminal penalties on parents or guardians and make recommendations regarding the appropriate penalties.
The Legislative Research Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 1995 General Assembly.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.