AN ACT TO no longer require the use of social security numbers on north carolina child support court orders.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 50‑13.4 reads as rewritten:
"§ 50‑13.4.  Action for support of minor child.
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(g)	An individual who brings an action or motion in the cause for the support of a minor child, and the individual who defends the action, shall provide to the clerk of the court in which the action is brought or the order is issued, the individual's social security number.
(h)	Child support orders initially entered or modified on and after October 1, 1998, shall contain the name of each of the parties, the date of birth of each party, and the court docket number. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall transmit to the Department of Health and Human Services, Child Support Enforcement Program, on a timely basis, the information required to be included on orders under this subsection and the social security number of each party as required under subsection (g) of this section."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective October 1, 2008.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 16th day of June, 2008.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2008