A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow warrantless arrest for violation of pretrial release conditions. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑401(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Arrest by Officer Without a Warrant. –
(1)	Offense in Presence of Officer. – An officer may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has committed a criminal offense, or has violated a pretrial release order entered under G.S. 15A‑534 or G.S. 15A‑534.1(a)(2), in the officer's presence.
(2)	Offense Out of Presence of Officer. – An officer may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe:
a.	Has committed a felony; or
b.	Has committed a misdemeanor, and:
1.	Will not be apprehended unless immediately arrested, or
2.	May cause physical injury to himself or others, or damage to property unless immediately arrested; or
c.	Has committed a misdemeanor under G.S. 14‑72.1, 14‑134.3, 20‑138.1, or 20‑138.2; or
d.	Has committed a misdemeanor under G.S. 14‑33(a), 14‑33(c)(1), 14‑33(c)(2), or 14‑34 when the offense was committed by a person with whom the alleged victim has a personal relationship as defined in G.S. 50B‑1; or
e.	Has committed a misdemeanor under G.S. 50B‑4.1(a); or
f.	Has violated a pretrial release order entered under G.S. 15A‑534 or G.S. 15A‑534.1(a)(2).
(3)	Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 150.
(4)	A law enforcement officer may detain an individual arrested for violation of an order limiting freedom of movement or access issued pursuant to G.S. 130A‑475 or G.S. 130A‑145 in the area designated by the State Health Director or local health director pursuant to such order. The person may be detained in such area until the initial appearance before a judicial official pursuant to G.S. 15A‑511 and G.S. 15A‑534.5."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2011, and applies to violations of pretrial release conditions occurring on or after that date.