A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to Prohibit a party to a domestic violence protective order from visiting the other party in jail.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 50B‑3 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, if the court has ordered a defendant to remain away from the aggrieved party, the court shall include in the order, and verbally inform the aggrieved party, that during the period the protective order is effective, the aggrieved party may not visit or have contact with the defendant during any period the defendant may be incarcerated in the Department of Correction, or in a local detention facility."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2007, and applies to protective orders entered on or after that date.