A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish court costs to be paid by probation violators.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 28 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 7A‑304.1.  Costs for probation violations.
Whenever a hearing is held pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1344 or G.S. 15A‑1345 in response to a violation of the conditions of probation, the probationer shall be assessed court costs of fifty dollars ($50.00) if the probationer is found in violation of probation. A probationer shall not be assessed more than one fifty‑dollar ($50.00) fee for the same probation violation. The probation violation court costs assessed under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for support of the General Court of Justice."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 15A‑1344 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(h)	A probationer for whom a hearing is held pursuant to this section and found in violation of probation shall be assessed the probation violation court costs provided for in G.S. 7A‑304.1."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 15A‑1345 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(f)	A probationer for whom a hearing is held pursuant to this section and found in violation of probation shall be assessed the probation violation court costs provided for in G.S. 7A‑304.1."
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2015, and applies to probation violations occurring on or after that date.