GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE DRH10043-LU-43  (12/02)

 

 

 

Short Title:        Allow Civil & Criminal Contempt/50C Violation.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Glazier, Stevens, Zachary, and Davis (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT Amending the laws pertaining to civil no‑contact orders to clarify that a knowing violation of a civil no‑contact order is punishable by civil or criminal contempt.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 50C‑10 reads as rewritten:

"§ 50C‑10.  Violation.

A knowing violation of an order entered pursuant to this Chapter is punishable as contempt of court.by civil or criminal contempt as provided in Chapter 5A of the General Statutes."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015, and applies to orders entered on or after that date.