A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that the court may consider a defendant's prior willful 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 willfully failed to comply with conditions of release when placed on supervised probation, parole, or post‑release supervision during the 10‑year period prior to the commission of the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2008, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.