A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing that the trial in a summary ejectment proceeding may commence not sooner than forty‑eight hours after service of the complaint and summons on the defendant.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 3 of Chapter 42 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"§ 42‑30.1. Time within which trial is set.
The time for trial of a summary ejectment proceeding under this Article shall be set not sooner than 48 hours after service has been made on the defendant as provided in G.S. 42‑29, excluding weekends and legal holidays."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2009.