A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize duplin county to use the same attachment and garnishment proceedings to collect unpaid water fees that are available to collect unpaid taxes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Whenever services are provided by a county or a water district created by the county board of commissioners and a recipient of these services or an individual responsible for the support of the recipient of these services fails to pay fees fixed for rendering these services for a period of 90 days after the rendering of these services, the county may treat the amount due for these services as if it were a tax due to the county or water district, whichever applies, and may proceed to collect the amount due through the use of the attachment and garnishment proceedings under G.S. 105‑368. 
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Duplin County.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2004.