A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to facilitate the formation of additional public defender offices throughout the state, as recommended by the governor's commission to promote government efficiency and savings on state spending.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑498.7(a) reads as rewritten:
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After notice to, and consultation with, the affected district bar, senior resident superior court judge, and chief district court judge, the Commission on Indigent Defense Services may  establish district and regional public defender offices."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.