A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT allowing a court to assess attorneys' fees when a civil no‑contact order is brought without factual basis.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 50C‑5(b)(7) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The court may grant one or more of the following forms of relief in its orders under this Chapter:
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(7)	Order other relief deemed necessary and appropriate by the court, including assessing attorneys' fees when an action under this Chapter is brought without a factual basis."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to actions brought on or after that date.