A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that the court may consider a defendant's prior failures to comply with conditions of release when placed on supervised probation, parole, or post‑release supervision as an aggravating factor.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑1340.16(d) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(12a)	The defendant previously willfully failed to comply with conditions of release when placed on supervised probation, parole, or post‑release supervision. A willful noncompliance more than 10 years past shall not be considered."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.