A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to eliminate the prohibition on referring a juvenile to a teen court program if the juvenile has been referred to a teen court program previously.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑1706(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	If a teen court program has been established in the district, the juvenile court counselor, upon a finding of legal sufficiency, may refer to a teen court program, any case in which a juvenile has allegedly committed an offense that would be an infraction or misdemeanor if committed by an adult. However, the juvenile court counselor shall not refer a case to a teen court program if the juvenile is alleged to have committed any of the following offenses:
(1)	Driving while impaired under G.S. 20‑138.1, 20‑138.2, 20‑138.3, 20‑138.5, or 20‑138.7, or any other motor vehicle violation;
(2)	A Class A1 misdemeanor;
(3)	An assault in which a weapon is used; or
(4)	A controlled substance offense under Article 5 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, other than simple possession of a Schedule VI drug or alcohol."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.