GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 937

Short Title:  Jail Space Standards Exemption.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Ellis; and Capps (Co-sponsor).

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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April 12, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO LIMIT APPLICATION OF MINIMUM JAIL SPACE STANDARDS TO FACILITIES OPENED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF A CHANGE IN THOSE STANDARDS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 153A-221 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( d)	No changes made in minimum floor space standards during the construction of a local confinement facility or within six months of the opening of the facility shall apply to any local confinement facility under construction on or after January 1, 1990."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.