A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide FOR A GOOD FAITH EXCEPTION TO THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑974 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A‑974.  Exclusion or suppression of unlawfully obtained evidence.
Upon timely motion, evidence may be suppressed only if its exclusion is required by the United States Constitution or the North Carolina Constitution. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, evidence shall not be suppressed for any constitutional violation if the official who committed the violation was acting in the good faith belief that the violative conduct was legal.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2003, and applies to all criminal trials pending or commencing on or after that date.