GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 234

Short Title:  Raise Age of Undisciplined Juveniles.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Allran, Perdue, Kerr, Hoyle, Albertson, Dannelly, Soles, Speed, Hartsell, Forrester, Cochrane, Simpson, Little, East, Davis, Webster, Carpenter, Odom, Horton, Jordan, Plexico, Clark, Ledbetter, Sawyer, and Warren.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I/Constitution

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February 20, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO RAISE THE AGE OF UNDISCIPLINED JUVENILES WHO ARE BEYOND THE DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OF THEIR PARENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-517(28) reads as rewritten:
"(28)	Undisciplined Juvenile. – a.  A juvenile less than 16 years of age who is unlawfully absent from school; or who is regularly disobedient to the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian and beyond their disciplinary control; or who is regularly found in places where it is unlawful for a juvenile to be; or who has run away from home; or
b.	A juvenile more than 16 years of age and less than 18 years of age who is beyond the disciplinary control of the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1995, and applies to actions arising on or after that date.