AN ACT to ensure that all magistrates receive the education NECESSARY TO PERFORM the duty of a magistrate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑171.2(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	In order to be eligible for renomination as a magistrate an individual shall have successfully completed the courses of basic training and annual in‑service training for magistrates prescribed by G.S. 7A‑177."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 7A‑177 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑177.  Training course in duties of magistrate.
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(b1)	Except for the calendar year in which a magistrate completes the course of basic training referenced in subsection (a) of this section, every magistrate shall annually and satisfactorily complete a course of in‑service training consisting of at least 12 hours in the civil and criminal duties of a magistrate, including, but not limited to, the following subjects:
(1)	Setting conditions of pretrial release.
(2)	Impaired driving laws.
(3)	Issuing criminal processes.
(4)	Issuing search warrants.
(5)	Technology.
(6)	Orders of protection.
The Administrative Office of the Courts is authorized to conduct the training required by this subsection or contract with the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or with any other qualified educational organization to conduct this training. The training may be conducted in person or online. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall adopt policies for the implementation of this subsection."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2022.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1st day of September, 2021.

	s/	 Phil Berger
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Tim Moore
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Roy Cooper
	 Governor

Approved 10:06 a.m. this 10th day of September, 2021