GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 354

Short Title:  Eliminate Certified Notice.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Hensley; Culpepper, R. Hunter, McCrary, and Neely.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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February 27, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF CERTIFIED MAIL NOTICE IN BOND FORFEITURE CASES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 15A-544(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	If the principal does not comply with the conditions of the bail bond, the court having jurisdiction must enter an order declaring the bail to be forfeited. If forfeiture is ordered by the court, a copy of the order of forfeiture and notice that judgment will be entered upon the order after 60 days must be served on each obligor. Service is to be made by the clerk mailing by first-class mail a copy of the order of forfeiture and notice to each obligor at each obligor's address as noted on the bond and note on the original the date of mailing. Service is complete three days after the mailing."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.