A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide local governments with an exemption from advancing court fees in child support actions, child abuse actions, and other actions filed by the department of social services.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 30.10(d) of S.L. 2007‑323 is repealed.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 7A‑317 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑317.  Counties and municipalities not required to advance certain fees.
Counties and municipalities are not required to advance costs for (i) the facilities fee, the General Court of Justice fee, or the miscellaneous fees enumerated in G.S. 7A‑308 in child support actions, child abuse actions, and other actions filed by the Department of Social Services; or (ii) the civil process fees enumerated in G.S. 7A‑311."
SECTION 3.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2008. The remainder of this act becomes effective June 30, 2008.