A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish, set, or modify various fees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. justice and public safety fees 

SECTION 1.1.(a)  G.S. 15A‑1371(i) reads as rewritten:
"(i)	A fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be paid by all persons who participate in the Community Service Parole Program. That fee must be paid to the clerk of court in the county in which the parolee is released. The fee must be paid in full within two weeks unless the Post‑Release Supervision and Parole Commission, upon a showing of hardship by the person, allows the person additional time to pay the fee. The parolee may not be required to pay the fee before the person begins the community service unless the Post‑Release Supervision and Parole Commission specifically orders that the person do so. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund. The fee imposed under this subsection may be paid as prescribed by the supervising parole officer."
SECTION 1.1.(b)  G.S. 20‑179.4(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	A fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be paid by all persons serving a community service sentence. That fee shall be paid to the clerk of court in the county in which the person is convicted. The fee shall be paid in full within two weeks unless the court, upon a showing of hardship by the person, allows additional time to pay the fee. The person may not be required to pay the fee before beginning the community service unless the court specifically orders the person to do so."
SECTION 1.1.(c)  G.S. 143B‑262.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Unless a fee is assessed pursuant to G.S. 20‑179.4 or G.S. 15A‑1371(i), a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be paid by all persons who participate in the program or receive services from the program staff. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund. If the person is convicted in a court in this State, the fee shall be paid to the clerk of court in the county in which the person is convicted. If the person is participating in the program as a result of a deferred prosecution or similar program, the fee shall be paid to the clerk of court in the county in which the agreement is filed. Persons participating in the program for any other reason shall pay the fee to the clerk of court in the county in which the services are provided by the program staff. The fee shall be paid in full within two weeks from the date the person is ordered to perform the community service, and before the person may participate in the community service program, except that:
(1)	A person convicted in a court in this State may be given an extension of time or allowed to begin the community service before the person pays the fee by the court in which the person is convicted; or
(2)	A person performing community service pursuant to a deferred prosecution or similar agreement may be given an extension of time or allowed to begin community service before the fee is paid by the official or agency representing the State in the agreement.
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SECTION 1.1.(d)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002, and applies to fees assessed or collected on or after that date.
SECTION 1.2.(a)  G.S. 15A‑1343(c1) reads as rewritten:
"(c1)	Supervision Fee. – Any person placed on supervised probation pursuant to subsection (a) shall pay a supervision fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per month, unless exempted by the court. The court may exempt a person from paying the fee only for good cause and upon written motion of the person placed on supervised probation. No person shall be required to pay more than one supervision fee per month. The court may require that the fee be paid in advance or in a lump sum or sums, and a probation officer may require payment by such methods if he is authorized by subsection (g) to determine the payment schedule. Supervision fees must be paid to the clerk of court for the county in which the judgment was entered or the deferred prosecution agreement was filed. Fees collected under this subsection shall be transmitted to the State for deposit into the State's General Fund."
SECTION 1.2.(b)  G.S. 15A‑1368.4(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f)	Required Supervision Fee. – The Commission shall require as a condition of post‑release supervision that the supervisee pay a supervision fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per month. The Commission may exempt a supervisee from this condition only if it finds that requiring payment of the fee is an undue economic burden. The fee shall be paid to the clerk of superior court of the county in which the supervisee was convicted. The clerk shall transmit any money collected pursuant to this subsection to the State to be deposited in the State's General Fund. In no event shall a supervisee be required to pay more than one supervision fee per month."
SECTION 1.2.(c)  G.S. 15A‑1374(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Supervision Fee. – The Commission must require as a condition of parole that the parolee pay a supervision fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per month. The Commission may exempt a parolee from this condition of parole only if it finds that requiring him to pay the fee will constitute an undue economic burden. The fee must be paid to the clerk of superior court of the county in which the parolee was convicted. The clerk must transmit any money collected pursuant to this subsection to the State to be deposited in the general fund of the State. In no event shall a person released on parole be required to pay more than one supervision fee per month."
SECTION 1.2.(d)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002, and applies to supervision fees assessed or collected on or after that date.
SECTION 1.3.  Reserved.
SECTION 1.4.(a)  G.S. 20‑135.2A(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Any driver or passenger who fails to wear a seat belt as required by this section shall have committed an infraction and shall pay a penalty of twenty‑five dollars ($25.00). Conviction of an infraction under this section has no consequence other than payment of a penalty. For a person found responsible for a violation of this section, the only court costs assessed shall be the General Court of Justice fee imposed under G.S. 7A‑304(a)(4)."
SECTION 1.4.(b)  This section becomes effective September 1, 2002, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. 
SECTION 1.5.(a)  G.S. 7A‑304(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	In every criminal case in the superior or district court, wherein the defendant is convicted, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or when costs are assessed against the prosecuting witness, the following costs shall be assessed and collected, except that when the judgment imposes an active prison sentence, costs shall be assessed and collected only when the judgment specifically so provides, and that no costs may be assessed when a case is dismissed.
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(4)	For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in the district court, including cases before a magistrate, and the sum of eighty‑two dollars ($82.00) in the superior court, to be remitted to the State Treasurer. For a person convicted of a felony in superior court who has made a first appearance in district court, both the district court and superior court fees shall be assessed. The State Treasurer shall remit the sum of one dollar and five cents ($1.05) of each fee collected under this subdivision to the North Carolina State Bar for the provision of services described in G.S. 7A‑474.4.
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SECTION 1.5.(b)  G.S. 7A‑305(a)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2)	For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of  sixty-nine dollars ($69.00) in the superior court, and the sum of  fifty-four dollars ($54.00) in the district court except that if the case is assigned to a magistrate the sum shall be  forty–three dollars ($43.00). Sums collected under this subdivision shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall remit the sum of one dollar and five cents ($1.05) of each fee collected under this subdivision to the North Carolina State Bar for the provision of services described in G.S. 7A‑474.4."
SECTION 1.5.(c)  This section becomes effective September 1, 2002, and applies to offenses committed and civil cases filed on or after that date.
SECTION 1.6.(a)  G.S. 15A‑145(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The court shall also order that the said misdemeanor conviction be expunged from the records of the court, and direct all law‑enforcement agencies bearing record of the same to expunge their records of the conviction. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the order to the sheriff, chief of police, or other arresting agency. The sheriff, chief or head of such other arresting agency shall then transmit the copy of the order with a form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation to the State Bureau of Investigation, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward the order to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "
SECTION 1.6.(b)  G.S. 15A‑145 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	A person who files a petition for expunction of a criminal record under this section must pay the clerk of superior court a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) at the time the petition is filed. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund. This subsection does not apply to petitions filed by an indigent."
SECTION 1.6.(c)  G.S. 15A‑146(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The court may also order that the said entries shall be expunged from the records of the court, and direct all law‑enforcement agencies bearing record of the same to expunge their records of the entries. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the order to the sheriff, chief of police, or other arresting agency. The sheriff, chief or head of such other arresting agency shall then transmit the copy of the order with the form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation to the State Bureau of Investigation, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward the order to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "
SECTION 1.6.(d)  G.S. 15A‑146 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	A person who files a petition for expunction of a criminal record under this section must pay the clerk of superior court a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) at the time the petition is filed. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund. This subsection does not apply to petitions filed by an indigent."
SECTION 1.6.(e)  G.S. 90‑96 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(f)	A person who files a petition for expunction of a criminal record under this section must pay the clerk of superior court a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) at the time the petition is filed. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund. This subsection does not apply to petitions filed by an indigent."
SECTION 1.6.(f)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002, and applies to petitions filed on or after that date.
SECTION 1.7.  Reserved.
SECTION 1.8.(a)  G.S. 50B‑2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 50B‑2.  Institution of civil action; motion for emergency relief; temporary orders.
(a)	Any person residing in this State may seek relief under this Chapter by filing a civil action or by filing a motion in any existing action filed under Chapter 50 of the General Statutes alleging acts of domestic violence against himself or herself or a minor child who resides with or is in the custody of such person. Any aggrieved party entitled to relief under this Chapter may file a civil action and proceed pro se, without the assistance of legal counsel. The district court division of the General Court of Justice shall have original jurisdiction over actions instituted under this Chapter. No court costs shall be assessed for the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protective order or petition for a protective order or witness subpoena in compliance with the Violence Against Women Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3796gg-5.
(b)	Emergency Relief. – A party may move the court for emergency relief if he or she believes there is a danger of serious and immediate injury to himself or herself or a minor child. A hearing on a motion for emergency relief, where no ex parte order is entered, shall be held after five days' notice of the hearing to the other party or after five days from the date of service of process on the other party, whichever occurs first, provided, however, that no hearing shall be required if the service of process is not completed on the other party. If the party is proceeding pro se and does not request an ex parte hearing, the clerk shall set a date for hearing and issue a notice of hearing within the time periods provided in this subsection, and shall effect service of the summons, complaint, notice, and other papers through the appropriate law enforcement agency where the defendant is to be served.
(c)	Ex Parte Orders. – Prior to the hearing, if it clearly appears to the court from specific facts shown, that there is a danger of acts of domestic violence against the aggrieved party or a minor child, the court may enter such orders as it deems necessary to protect the aggrieved party or minor children from such acts provided, however, that a temporary order for custody ex parte and prior to service of process and notice shall not be entered unless the court finds that the child is exposed to a substantial risk of bodily injury or sexual abuse. Upon the issuance of an ex parte order under this subsection, a hearing shall be held within 10 days from the date of issuance of the order or within seven days from the date of service of process on the other party, whichever occurs later. If an aggrieved party acting pro se requests ex parte relief, the clerk of superior court shall schedule an ex parte hearing with the district court division of the General Court of Justice within 72 hours of the filing for said relief, or by the end of the next day on which the district court is in session in the county in which the action was filed, whichever shall first occur. If the district court is not in session in said county, the aggrieved party may contact the clerk of superior court in any other county within the same judicial district who shall schedule an ex parte hearing with the district court division of the General Court of Justice by the end of the next day on which said court division is in session in that county. Upon the issuance of an ex parte order under this subsection, if the party is proceeding pro se, the Clerk shall set a date for hearing and issue a notice of hearing within the time periods provided in this subsection, and shall effect service of the summons, complaint, notice, order and other papers through the appropriate law enforcement agency where the defendant is to be served.
(c1)	Ex Parte Orders by Authorized Magistrate. – The chief district court judge may authorize a magistrate or magistrates to hear any motions for emergency relief ex parte. Prior to the hearing, if the magistrate determines that at the time the party is seeking emergency relief ex parte the district court is not in session and a district court judge is not and will not be available to hear the motion for a period of four or more hours, the motion may be heard by the magistrate. If it clearly appears to the magistrate from specific facts shown that there is a danger of acts of domestic violence against the aggrieved party or a minor child, the magistrate may enter such orders as it deems necessary to protect the aggrieved party or minor children from such acts, except that a temporary order for custody ex parte and prior to service of process and notice shall not be entered unless the magistrate finds that the child is exposed to a substantial risk of bodily injury or sexual abuse. An ex parte order entered under this subsection shall expire and the magistrate shall schedule an ex parte hearing before a district court judge by the end of the next day on which the district court is in session in the county in which the action was filed. Ex parte orders entered by the district court judge pursuant to this subsection shall be entered and scheduled in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c2)	The authority granted to authorized magistrates to award temporary child custody to pursuant subsection (c1) of this section and pursuant to G.S. 50B‑3(a)(4) is granted subject to custody rules to be established by the supervising chief district judge of each judicial district.
(d)	Pro Se Forms. – The clerk of superior court of each county shall provide to pro se complainants all forms which are necessary or appropriate to enable them to proceed pro se pursuant to this section. The Clerk shall provide a supply of pro se forms to authorized magistrates who shall make the forms available to complainants seeking relief under subsection (c1) of this section."
SECTION 1.8.(b)  G.S. 50B‑3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The court, including magistrates as authorized under G.S. 50B‑2(c1), may grant any protective order or approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of acts of domestic violence. The orders or agreements may:
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(10)	Award attorney's fees to either party;
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SECTION 1.8.(c)  G.S. 50B‑4 reads as rewritten:
"(a)	A party may file a motion for contempt for violation of any order entered pursuant to this Chapter. This party may file and proceed with that motion pro se, using forms provided by the clerk of superior court or a magistrate authorized under G.S. 50B‑2(c1). Upon the filing pro se of a motion for contempt under this subsection, the clerk, or the authorized magistrate, if the facts show clearly that there is danger of acts of domestic violence against the aggrieved party or a minor child and the motion is made at a time when the clerk is not available, shall schedule and issue notice of a show cause hearing with the district court division of the General Court of Justice at the earliest possible date pursuant to G.S. 5A‑23. The Clerk, or the magistrate in the case of notice issued by the magistrate pursuant to this subsection, shall effect service of the motion, notice, and other papers through the appropriate law enforcement agency where the defendant is to be served."
SECTION 1.8.(d)  G.S. 1‑110(a)(6) is repealed.
SECTION 1.8.(e)  G.S. 7A‑305(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	In every civil action in the superior or district court, except for actions brought under Chapter 50B of the General Statutes, the following costs shall be assessed:
(1)	For the use of the courtroom and related judicial facilities, the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) in cases heard before a magistrate, and the sum of sixteen dollars ($16.00) in district and superior court, to be remitted to the county in which the judgment is rendered, except that in all cases in which the judgment is rendered in facilities provided by a municipality, the facilities fee shall be paid to the municipality. Funds derived from the facilities fees shall be used in the same manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same restrictions, as facilities fees assessed in criminal actions.
(2)	For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of fifty‑nine dollars ($59.00) in the superior court, and the sum of forty‑four dollars ($44.00) in the district court except that if the case is assigned to a magistrate the sum shall be thirty‑three dollars ($33.00). Sums collected under this subdivision shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall remit the sum of one dollar and five cents ($1.05) of each fee collected under this subdivision to the North Carolina State Bar for the provision of services described in G.S. 7A‑474.4."
SECTION 1.8.(f)  G.S. 7A‑311(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	In a civil action or special proceeding, except for actions brought under Chapter 50B of the General Statutes, the following fees and commissions shall be assessed, collected, and remitted to the county:
(1)	a.	For each item of civil process served, including summons, subpoenas, notices, motions, orders, writs and pleadings, the sum of five dollars ($5.00). When two or more items of civil process are served simultaneously on one party, only one five dollar ($5.00) fee shall be charged.
b.	When an item of civil process is served on two or more persons or organizations, a separate service charge shall be made for each person or organization. If the process is served, or attempted to be served, by a city policeman, the fee shall be remitted to the city rather than the county. If the process is served, or attempted to be served by the sheriff, the fee shall be remitted to the county. This subsection shall not apply to service of summons to jurors."
SECTION 1.8.(g)  G.S. 7A‑311(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	All fees that are required to be assessed, collected, and remitted under subsection (a) of this section shall be collected in advance (except in suits in forma pauperis) except those contingent on expenses or sales prices. When the fee is not collected in advance or at the time of assessment, a lien shall exist in favor of the county on all property of the party owing the fee. If the fee remains unpaid it shall be entered as a judgment against the debtor and shall be docketed in the judgment docket in the office of the clerk of superior court."
SECTION 1.8.(h)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002.
SECTION 1.9.(a)  G.S. 7A‑308(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	A person who participates in a program for the collection of worthless checks under G.S. 14‑107.2 must pay a fee of  sixty dollars ($60.00). The fee collected under this subsection must be remitted to the State by the clerk of the court in the county in which the program is established and credited to the Collection of Worthless Checks Fund. The Collection of Worthless Checks Fund is created as a special revenue fund. Revenue in the Fund does not revert at the end of the fiscal year, and interest and other investment income earned by the Fund accrues to the Fund. The money in the Fund is subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and may be used solely for the expenses of the programs established under G.S. 14‑107.2 for the collection of worthless  checks, including personnel, equipment, and other costs of district attorneys' offices that are attributable to the provision of these programs."
SECTION 1.9.(b)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002.
SECTION 1.10.(a)  G.S. 7A‑304(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(a)	In every criminal case in the superior or district court, wherein the defendant is convicted, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or when costs are assessed against the prosecuting witness, the following costs shall be assessed and collected, except that when the judgment imposes an active prison sentence, costs shall be assessed and collected only when the judgment specifically so provides, and that no costs may be assessed when a case is dismissed.
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(7)	For the services of the State Bureau of Investigation laboratory facilities, the district or superior court judge shall, upon conviction, order payment of the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) to be remitted to the Department of Justice for support of the State Bureau of Investigation. This cost shall be assessed only in cases in which, as part of the investigation leading to the defendant's conviction, the laboratories have performed DNA analysis of the crime, tests of bodily fluids of the defendant for the presence of alcohol or controlled substances, or analysis of any controlled substance possessed by the defendant or the defendant's agent. The court may waive or reduce the amount of the payment required by this subdivision upon a finding of just cause to grant such a waiver or reduction."
SECTION 1.10.(b)  G.S. 90‑95.3(b) is repealed.
SECTION 1.10.(c)  Subsection (a) of this section becomes effective October 1, 2002, and applies to court costs assessed or paid on or after that date. Subsection (b) of this section becomes effective October 1, 2002, but the provisions of G.S. 90‑95.3(b) continue to apply to any defendant who was ordered to make restitution under the provisions of that subsection prior to October 1, 2002.
SECTION 1.11.(a)  G.S. 114‑10.1(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Attorney General, after consultation with participating agencies, shall adopt rules and regulations governing the organization and administration of the Police Information Network, including rules and regulations governing the types of information relating to the administration of criminal justice to be entered into the system, who shall have access to that information, and fees for access to that information. The rules and regulations governing access to the Police Information Network shall not prohibit an attorney who has entered a criminal proceeding in accordance with G.S. 15A‑141 from obtaining information relevant to that criminal proceeding. The rules and regulations governing access to the Police Information Network shall not prohibit an attorney who represents a person in adjudicatory or dispositional proceedings for an infraction from obtaining the person's driving record or criminal history."
SECTION 1.11.(b)  The Division of Criminal Information shall charge the following monthly fees for the Police Information Network for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year:
(1)	Circuit fee:  $67.00.
(2)	Terminal fee:  $29.50.
SECTION 1.11.(c)  This section becomes effective January 1, 2003.
SECTION 1.12.(a)  Article 36 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 7A-455.1. Appointment fee in criminal cases.
(a)	Each person who requests the appointment of counsel in a criminal case shall pay to the clerk of court a nonrefundable appointment fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) at the time of appointment. Partial payments shall be credited against the amount of the fifty‑dollar ($50.00) fee due. No fee shall be due if the court finds that the person is not entitled to the appointment of counsel.
(b)	The appointment fee in this section is due regardless of the outcome of the proceedings. If paid before the final determination of the action at the trial level, the amount of the fee paid shall be credited against any amounts the court determines to be owed for the value of legal services rendered to the defendant. If not paid before the final determination of the action at the trial level, the unpaid amount of the fee shall be added to any amounts the court determines to be owed for the value of legal services rendered to the defendant and shall be collected in the same manner as attorney’s fees are collected for such representation. If no attorney’s fees are found due when the action is finally determined at the trial level, a judgment shall be entered, docketed, and indexed pursuant to G.S. 1-233 in the amount of the unpaid fee and shall constitute a lien as prescribed by the general law of the State applicable to judgments.
(c)	The attorney representing the defendant when the action is finally determined at the trial level shall advise the court whether the appointment fee required by this section has been paid.
(d)	Inability, failure, or refusal to pay the appointment fee shall not be grounds for denying appointment of counsel, for withdrawal of counsel, or for contempt.
(e)	The appointment fee required by this section shall be assessed only once for each affidavit of indigency submitted by a defendant or other determination of indigency by the court, regardless of the number of cases for which an attorney is appointed. An additional appointment fee shall not be assessed for any additional cases thereafter assigned to an attorney if any cases for which a defendant was previously assessed an appointment fee are still pending. Nor shall an additional appointment fee be assessed if the charges for which an attorney was appointed are dismissed and subsequently refiled or if the defendant is appointed an attorney on appeal on a matter for which the defendant was assessed an appointment fee at the trial level.
(f)	Of each appointment fee collected under this section, the sum of forty-five dollars ($45.00) shall be credited to the Indigent Persons’ Attorney Fee Fund and the sum of five dollars ($5.00) shall be credited to the Court Information Technology Fund under G.S. 7A-343.2. These fees shall not revert.
(g)	The Office of Indigent Defense Services shall adopt rules and develop forms to govern implementation of this section."
SECTION 1.12.(b)  G.S. 7A‑304(d)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	(1)	In any criminal case in which the liability for costs, fines, restitution, or any other lawful charge has been finally determined, the clerk of superior court shall, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge, disburse such funds when paid in accordance with the following priorities:
a.	Sums in restitution to the victim entitled thereto;
b.	Costs due the county;
c.	Costs due the city;
d.	Fines to the county school fund;
e.	Sums in restitution prorated among the persons other than the victim entitled thereto;
f.	Costs due the State;
g.	Attorney's  fees, including appointment fees assessed pursuant to G.S. 7A-455.1."
SECTION 1.12.(c)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002.
SECTION 1.13.(a)  The Department of Justice shall charge a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per night to those persons who lodge in the dormitories at the North Carolina Justice Academy.  This fee shall apply to both the Salemburg and the Edneyville locations of the Academy.
SECTION 1.13.(b)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002.
SECTION 1.14.(a)  G.S. 7A‑309 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑309.  Magistrate's special fees.
The following special fees shall be collected by the magistrate and remitted to the clerk of superior court for the use of the State in support of the General Court of Justice:
(1)	Performing marriage ceremony	$20.00
(2)	Hearing petition for year's allowance to surviving spouse or child, issuing notices to commissioners, allotting the same, and making return	8.00
(3)	Taking a deposition	10.00
(4)	Proof of execution or acknowledgment of any instrument	2.00
(5)	Performing any other statutory function not incident to a civil or criminal action	2.00"
SECTION 1.14.(b)  This section becomes effective October 1, 2002.

PART II. Department of Environment and natural Resources fees

SECTION 2.1.  G.S. 130A‑294.1(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	A person who generates either one kilogram or more of any acute hazardous waste as listed in 40 C.F.R. § 261.30(d) or § 261.33(e) as revised 1 July 1987, or 1000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste, in any calendar month during the year beginning 1 July and ending 30 June shall pay an annual fee of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)."
SECTION 2.2.  G.S. 130A‑294.1(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f)	A person who generates 100 kilograms or more of hazardous waste in any calendar month during the year beginning 1 July and ending 30 June but less than 1000 kilograms of hazardous waste in each calendar month during that year shall pay an annual fee of  thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)."
SECTION 2.3.(a)  G.S. 130A‑248(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The Department shall charge each establishment subject to this section, except nutrition programs for the elderly administered by the Division of Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services, establishments that prepare and sell meat food products or poultry products, and public school cafeterias, an annual fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). The Department shall charge an additional twenty‑five dollar ($25.00) late payment fee to any establishment that fails to pay the required fee within 45 days after billing by the Department. The Department may, in accordance with G.S. 130A‑23, suspend the permit of an establishment that fails to pay the required fee within 60 days after billing by the Department. The Department shall charge a reinstatement fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to any establishment that requests reinstatement of its permit after the permit has been suspended. The Commission shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Fees collected under this subsection shall be used for State and local food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities. No more than thirty‑three and one‑third percent (33‑1/3%) of the fees collected under this subsection may be used to support State health programs and activities."
SECTION 2.3.(b)  The Legislative Research Commission may study the current program within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources regarding the regulation of food and lodging facilities to determine whether the annual fee paid by establishments under G.S. 130A‑248(d), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is sufficient for the State and local food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities.  The Legislative Research Commission shall report no later than the convening of the 2004 Regular Session of the 2003 General Assembly.  This report shall include a recommendation as to whether the annual fee paid by establishments should remain at fifty dollars ($50.00) or should be changed, and if so, to what amount it should be changed in order to improve the State and local food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities.  This report shall include any legislative proposals needed to accomplish the Commission's recommendations.
SECTION 2.4.  G.S. 130A‑248 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:
"(e)	In addition to the fees under subsection (d) of this section, the Department may charge a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for plan review by the Department of plans for franchised or chain facilities for food establishments subject to this section. All of the fees collected under this subsection may be used to support the State  food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities under this Part. 
(f)	Any local health department may charge a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for plan review by that local health department of plans for food establishments subject to this section that are not plans for franchised or chain facilities. All of the fees collected under this subsection may be used for local food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities."
SECTION 2.5.  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall adopt temporary rules to increase the entry fee for use of State recreation areas at Jordan Lake and at Falls Lake from four dollars ($4.00) per vehicle to five dollars ($5.00) per vehicle.  This section is not intended to preempt the Department's authority under G.S. 113‑35 to charge and collect reasonable fees in the future for the use of State lakes.  The fee increases under this section shall remain in effect until the Department subsequently adopts rules under G.S. 113‑35 to change these fees other than the rules that are adopted to implement this section.
SECTION 2.6.  Except as otherwise provided, this part becomes effective October 1, 2002.

part III. department of agriculture and consumer services fees

SECTION 3.1.  G.S. 19A‑27 reads as rewritten:
"§ 19A‑27.  License required for operation of pet shop.
No person shall operate a pet shop unless a license to operate such establishment shall have been granted by the Director. Application for such license shall be made in the manner provided by the Director. The license shall be for the fiscal year and the license fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each license period or part thereof beginning with the first day of the fiscal year."
SECTION 3.2.  G.S. 19A‑28 reads as rewritten:
"§ 19A‑28.  License required for public auction or boarding kennel.
No person shall operate a public auction or a boarding kennel unless a license to operate such establishment shall have been granted by the Director. Application for such license shall be made in the manner provided by the Director. The license period shall be the fiscal year and the license fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each license period or part thereof beginning with the first day of the fiscal year."
SECTION 3.3.  G.S. 19A‑29 reads as rewritten:
"§ 19A‑29.  License required for dealer.
No person shall be a dealer unless a license to deal shall have been granted by the Director to such person. Application for such license shall be in the manner provided by the Director. The license period shall be the fiscal year and the license fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each license period or part thereof, beginning with the first day of the fiscal year."
SECTION 3.4.  G.S. 80‑62 reads as rewritten:
"§ 80‑62.  Fees for recording.
The Commissioner is authorized to collect a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the recording of each new brand, or for rerecording of each brand, and shall issue one certified copy of each brand recording to the holder of said brand. Duplicate certificates of registration may be issued by the Commissioner upon payment of a fee of two dollars ($2.00). Revenues collected pursuant to this Article shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the account of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services."
SECTION 3.5.(a)  G.S. 81A‑11 is repealed.
SECTION 3.5.(b)  Chapter 81A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 81A-12.  Fee schedule.
(a)	The following fees apply to all weights that are tested and certified to meet tolerances less stringent than American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E617 Class 4. This includes the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Class F tolerance. If the weight error exceeds three‑fourths of the applicable tolerance, adjustment may be required at an additional fee of one‑half the normal fee. No extra fee will be charged for the normal adjustment of a weight cart. Even if weights are rejected or condemned, fees shall be assessed for the test performed.
Customary	Fee/Unit	Metric	Fee/Unit
0-10 lb	$   5.00	0-5 kg	$   5.00
11-100 lb	$   7.50	6-50 kg	$  7.50
101-1000 lb	$ 15.00	51-500 kg	$ 15.00
1001-2500 lb	$ 30.00	501-1000 kg	$ 30.00
2501-6000 lb	$ 50.00	1001-2500 kg	$ 50.00
Weight Carts
3000 to 6000 lb	$100.00 
(b)	The following fees apply to all weights that are tested and certified to meet ASTM Standard E617 Class 4 or International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) R111 Class F2 tolerances. If the weight error exceeds three‑fourths of the applicable tolerance, adjustment may be required at an additional fee equal to the normal fee. Even if weights are rejected or condemned, fees shall be assessed for the test performed.
Customary	Fee/Unit	Metric	Fee/Unit
0-10 lb	$  10.00	0-5 kg	$  10.00
11-100 lb	$  15.00	6-50 kg	$  15.00
101-1000 lb	$  30.00	51-500 kg	$  30.00
1001-2500 lb	$  60.00	501-1000 kg	$  60.00
2501-6000 lb	$100.00	1001-2500 kg	$100.00
(c)	The following fees apply to all weights that are calibrated. Calibration means determining actual mass and conventional mass values with an assigned uncertainty specific to the test. If necessary and considered feasible by the metrologist, adjustments to ASTM Class 1, 2, or 3 tolerances or OIML Class E2, F1, or F2 tolerances may be made for an additional fee of two times the normal fee. Tolerance testing fees shall be assessed on weights that can only be adjusted to a lower tolerance or are rejected for any reason.
Customary	Fee/Unit	Metric	Fee/Unit
0-20 lb	$  20.00	0-10 kg	$  20.00
21-50 lb	$  40.00	11-30 kg	$  40.00
51-1000 lb	$  70.00	31-450 kg	$  70.00
1001-2500 lb	$130.00	451-1000 kg	$130.00
2501-6000 lb	$200.00	1001-2500 kg	$200.00
(d)	The following fees apply to all weights that are calibrated using NIST weighing designs. These weights are tested in groups and are subject to the minimum per series fee shown. The best uncertainty possible from the North Carolina Standards Laboratory will be assigned to the mass values of the weights. No adjustments will be made.
Weight Range	Fee/Unit or Series	Minimum Charge
0 – 1 kg	$30.00 each	$90.00 (3 weights) per series
2 – 30 kg	$50.00 each	$150.00 (3 weights) per series
0 – 2 lb	$30.00 each	$90.00 (3 weights) per series
3 – 50 lb	$50.00 each	$150.00 (3 weights) per series
(e)	The following fees apply to volumetric flasks, graduates, or test measures.
Customary	Fee/Test Point	Metric	Fee/Test Point
0 – 5 gal	$ 30.00	0 – 20 liters	$ 30.00
Over 4 gal	Add $0.40 per each	Over 20 liters	Add $0.10 per each 
	additional gallon		additional liter
(f)	The following fees apply to tape measures and rigid rules.
Set Up Fee		$ 40.00 per instrument
Calibration		$ 10.00 calibration point
(g)	The following fees apply to liquid‑in‑glass and electronic thermometers.
Set Up Fee		$ 40.00 per instrument
Calibration		$ 20.00 per calibration point
(h)	Any special tests or weight cleaning shall be billed at the rate of $50.00 per hour prorated to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum charge of $25.00.
(i)	A minimum charge of $25.00 per invoice will apply.
(j)	If travel is required in connection with the performance of any of these services, the Department shall be reimbursed at the rates provided in G.S. 138‑6.
(k)	The Department may refuse to accept for testing any weight or measure the Department deems unsuited for its intended use.
(l)	The fee for tests performed on weights or measures that will be used primarily outside of the State of North Carolina shall be twice the amounts set forth in this section."
SECTION 3.6.  G.S. 106‑254 reads as rewritten:
"§ 106‑254.  Inspection fees; wholesalers; retailers and cheese factories.
For the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Article, the owner, proprietor or operator of each ice cream factory where ice cream, milk shakes, milk sherbet, sherbet, water ices, mixes for frozen or semifrozen desserts and other similar frozen or semifrozen food products are made or stored, or any cheese factory or butter‑processing plant that disposes of its products at wholesale to retail dealers for resale in this State shall pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture each year an inspection fee of sixty dollars ($60.00). Each maker of ice cream, milk shakes, milk sherbet, sherbet, water ices and/or other similar frozen or semifrozen food products who disposes of his product at retail only, and cheese factories, shall pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture an inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) each year. The inspection fee shall not apply to conventional spindle‑type milk‑shake mixers, but shall apply to milk‑shake dispensing and vending machines, which operate on a continuous or automatic basis."
SECTION 3.7.  G.S. 106‑277.28 reads as rewritten:
"§ 106‑277.28.  License and inspection fees.
For the purpose of providing a fund to defray the expense of inspection, examination, and analysis of seeds and the enforcement of this Article:
(1)	Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 588, s. 1.
(2)	Each seed dealer who offers for sale any agricultural, vegetable, or lawn or turf seeds for seeding purposes shall register with the Commissioner and shall obtain an annual license, for each location where activities are conducted, by January 1 of each year and shall pay the following license fee:
a.	Wholesale or combined wholesale
	and retail seed dealer			$145.00
b.	Retail seed dealer with sales of
	no more than $500.00	
		10.00
c.	Retail seed dealer with sales of more than
	$500.00 but no more than $1,000	
		25.00
d.	Retail seed dealer with sales of more
	than $1,000	
		40.00.
(3)	Each seed dealer or grower who has seed, whether originated or labeled by the dealer or grower, that is offered for sale in this State shall report the quantity of seed offered for sale and pay an inspection fee of two cents (2¢) for each container of seeds weighing 10 pounds or more. Seed shall be subject to the inspection fee and reporting requirements only once in any 12‑month period. This fee does not apply to seed grown by a farmer and offered for sale by the farmer at the farm where the seed was grown.
Each seed dealer or grower shall keep accurate records of the quantity of seeds and container weights offered for sale from each distribution point in the State. These records shall be available to the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner at any and all reasonable hours for the purpose of verifying the quantity of seed offered for sale and the fees paid. Each seed dealer or grower shall report quarterly on forms furnished by the Commissioner the quantity and container weight of seeds first offered for sale that quarter. The reports shall be made on the first day of January, April, July, and October, or within 10 days thereafter. Inspection fees shall be due and paid with the next quarterly report filed after the seed is first offered for sale. If the report is not filed and the inspection fees paid to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by the tenth day following the date due, or if the report of the quantity or container weights is false, the Commissioner may issue a stop‑sale order for all seed offered for sale by the dealer or grower. If the inspection fees are unpaid more than 15 days after the due date, the amount due shall bear a penalty of ten percent (10%) which shall be added to the inspection fees due."
SECTION 3.8.(a)  G.S. 106‑284.34(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	No person shall distribute in this State a commercial feed, except a customer‑formula feed, which has not been registered pursuant to the provisions of this section. The application for registration shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner. Upon approval by the Commissioner or his duly designated agent the registration shall be issued to the applicant. All registrations expire on the thirty‑first day of December of each year. An annual registration fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each commercial feed other than canned pet food shall accompany each request for registration. An annual registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each canned pet food shall accompany each request for registration."
SECTION 3.8.(b)  G.S. 106‑284.40(b)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	An inspection fee at the rate of twelve cents (12¢) per ton shall be paid on commercial feeds distributed in the State by the person whose name appears on the label of the commercial feed as the manufacturer, distributor or guarantor of the commercial feed, subject to the following:
…
(4)	In the case of a commercial feed other than canned pet food which is distributed in the State only in packages of five pounds or less, an annual registration fee of forty‑five dollars ($45.00) shall be paid in lieu of the inspection fee specified above."
SECTION 3.9.  G.S. 106‑406 reads as rewritten:
"§ 106‑406.  Permits from Commissioner of Agriculture for operation of public livestock markets; application therefor; hearing on application.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to operate a public livestock market within the State of North Carolina shall be required to file an application with the Commissioner of Agriculture for a permit authorizing the operation of such market; provided that, those markets operating under a valid permit and in accordance with G.S. 106‑406 through 106‑418 at the time this Article becomes effective shall be issued a license upon payment of the annual license fee and upon satisfying the requirement for bonding as specified in G.S. 106‑407. An application for a permit shall include the following information:
(1)	The name and address of the applicant, name of market and a listing of the names and addresses of all persons having any financial interest in the proposed livestock market and the amount and nature of such interest, and such other information as is required to complete an application form supplied by the Commissioner; and
(2)	The plans and specifications for the facilities proposed to be built, or for existing structures.
The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00), two hundred dollars ($200.00) of which shall be returned to the applicant if the application is denied, plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) annual permit fee for the first year of operation of the market, all of which shall be returned to the applicant if the application is denied. There shall be an annual renewal fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each year of operation thereafter.
Upon the filing of said application, the Commissioner shall determine whether all necessary information has been furnished. If all information required has not been furnished, the Commissioner shall notify the applicant by mail of the additional information needed; it shall be furnished the Commissioner by the applicant within 10 days of such notification. Upon receipt of all required information, the Commissioner shall issue a license or fix the date of a hearing on said application, to be held in Raleigh. Notice of the time and date of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the livestock market is proposed to be located; said notice shall appear at least 10 days prior to such hearing. The applicant shall be notified by mail by the Commissioner at least 20 days prior to the hearing of the time and place of said hearing. The Commissioner shall also notify by mail the members of the Public Livestock Market Advisory Board of the time and place of said hearing, at least 10 days before the date on which the hearing will be held.
A public hearing shall be conducted by the Commissioner on said application. If, after the hearing, at which any person may appear in support or opposition thereto, the North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board finds that the public livestock market for which a permit or license is sought fulfills the requirements of all applicable laws, it shall recommend to the Commissioner that a permit be issued to the applicant. If the Commissioner denies the application, the applicant may commence a contested case under G.S. 150B‑23 by filing a petition within 10 days after receiving notice of the denial. Unless revoked by the Board of Agriculture pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, permits will be renewed each July 1 on payment of the annual renewal fee."
SECTION 3.10.  G.S. 106‑418.11(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Any person desiring to be licensed as a livestock dealer shall make application to the Commissioner. The application shall contain the address, both business and personal, of the applicant, and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). No financial information shall be required from the applicant.
Whenever an applicant has complied with this Article, the Commissioner shall issue to such applicant a license which shall entitle the licensee to engage in the business of livestock dealer for a period of one year, unless such license is sooner suspended, or revoked in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
The license may be renewed annually by written request to the Commissioner on a form prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which form shall require only the name and current address of the licensee. A renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be charged."
SECTION 3.11.(a)  G.S. 106‑542(b1) reads as rewritten:
"(b1)	It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate as a live poultry or ratite dealer without first obtaining an annual license from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, for a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) a year."
SECTION 3.11.(b)  This section becomes effective January 1, 2003.
SECTION 3.12.  G.S. 143‑442(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The applicant shall pay an annual registration fee of forty‑five dollars ($45.00) plus an additional annual assessment for each brand or grade of pesticide registered. The annual assessment shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) if the applicant's gross sales of the pesticide in this State for the preceding 12 months for the period ending September 30th were more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and twenty‑five dollars ($25.00) if gross sales were less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). An additional two hundred dollars ($200.00) delinquent registration penalty shall be assessed against the registrant for each brand or grade of pesticide which is marketed in North Carolina prior to registration as required by this Article. In the case of multi‑year registration, the annual fee and additional assessment for each year shall be paid at the time of the initial registration. The Board shall give a pro rata refund of the registration fee and additional assessment to the registrant in the event that registration is canceled by the Board or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency."
SECTION 3.13.  G.S. 143‑448 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143‑448.  Licensing of pesticide dealers; fees.
(a)	No person shall act in the capacity of a pesticide dealer, or shall engage or offer to engage in the business of, advertise as, or assume to act as a pesticide dealer unless he is licensed annually as provided in this Part. A separate license and fee shall be obtained for each location or outlet from which restricted use pesticides are distributed, sold, held for sale, or offered for sale.
(b)	Applications for a pesticide dealer license shall be in the form and shall contain the information prescribed by the Board. Each application shall be accompanied by a non‑refundable fee of forty‑five dollars ($45.00). All licenses issued under this Part shall expire on December 31 of the year for which they are issued.
(c)	The license for a pesticide dealer may be renewed annually upon application to the Board, accompanied by a fee of forty‑five dollars ($45.00) for each license, on or before the first day of January of the calendar year for which the license is issued.
(d)	Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 592, s. 6.
(e)	Every licensed pesticide dealer who changes his address or place of business shall immediately notify the Board.
(f)	The Board shall issue to each applicant that satisfies the requirements of this Part a license which entitles the applicant to conduct the business described in the application for the calendar year for which the license is issued, unless the license is sooner revoked or suspended."
SECTION 3.14.  G.S. 143‑452(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Applications for pesticide applicator license shall be in the form and shall contain the information prescribed by the Board. Each application shall be accompanied by a non‑refundable fee of forty‑five dollars ($45.00) for each pesticide applicator's license. In addition, an annual inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be submitted for each aircraft to be licensed. Should any aircraft fail to pass inspection, making it necessary for a second inspection to be made, the Board shall require an additional fifteen dollar ($15.00) inspection fee. In addition to the required inspection, unannounced inspections may be made without charge to determine if equipment is properly calibrated and maintained in conformance with the laws and regulations. All aircraft licensed to apply pesticides shall be identified by a license plate or decal furnished by the Board at no cost to the licensee, which plate or decal shall be affixed on the aircraft in a location and manner prescribed by the Board. No applicator inspection or license fee, original or renewal, shall be charged to State agencies or local governments or their employees. Inspections of ground pesticide application equipment may be made. Any such equipment determined to be faulty or unsafe shall not be used for the purpose of applying a pesticide(s) until such time as proper repairs and/or alterations are made."
SECTION 3.15.  G.S. 143‑455(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	No person shall perform services as a pest control consultant without first procuring from the Board a license. Applications for a consultant license shall be in the form and shall contain the information prescribed by the Board. The application for a license shall be accompanied by a non‑refundable annual fee of forty‑five dollars ($45.00)."
SECTION 3.16.  The Board of Agriculture shall charge the following fees for agronomic services:
(1)	Nematode assays for nonresidents	$10.00
(2)	Plant tissue and solution sample analysis for nonresidents	$15.00
(3)	Waste sample analysis for nonresidents	$25.00
(4) 	Nematode species identification/soybean 
	cyst nematode race identification	$20.00
(5)	Waste N breakout	$15.00
(6)	Waste heavy metals	$25.00
(7)	Heavy metal analysis in soils	$25.00
(8)	Nematode assay in‑state research	$10.00
(9)	Plant/Waste/Solution in‑state research	$20.00
(10)	Routine analysis of in‑State research soil samples	$ 5.00
(11)	Routine analysis soil samples non‑farmers	$ 5.00
(12)	Routine analysis soil sample farmers	$ 2.00
SECTION 3.17.  The Board of Agriculture shall charge the following fees for animal disease diagnostic tests or services:
		Test/Service							Fee
(1)	 Pullorum	$0.10
(2)	 M Synoviae   	0.50
(3)	 EIA	5.00
(4)	 M. meleagridis  	0.50
(5)	 Necropsy	25.00
(6)	 M Gallisep	0.50
(7)	 Mg,Ms,Mm‑HI	1.25
(8)	 Histopathology	25.00
(9)	 Cytology	10.00
(10)	 Necropsy Disposal	
10 to 100 pounds	5.00
100 to 500 pounds	15.00
More than 500 pounds	30.00
(11)	 Health Certificates 	8.00
(12)	 Equine Health Certificates	10.00
SECTION 3.18.  Except as otherwise provided, this part becomes effective October 1, 2002.

PART IV.  dEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FEES

SECTION 4.1.(a)  G.S. 130A‑93.1 reads as rewritten:
§ 130A‑93.1.  Fees for vital records copies or search; automation fund.
(a)	The State Registrar shall collect, process, and utilize fees for services as follows:
(1)	A fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged for issuing any copy of a vital record or for conducting a routine search of the files for the record when no copy is made. When certificates are issued or searches conducted by local agencies using databases maintained by the State Registrar, the local agency shall charge this fee and shall forward five dollars ($5.00) of this fee to the State Registrar for purposes established in subsection (b) of this section.
(2)	A fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged in addition to the fee charged under subdivision (1) of this subsection and to all shipping and commercial charges when expedited service is specifically requested.
(2a)	The fee for a copy of a computer or microform database shall not exceed the cost to the agency of making and providing the copy.
(3)	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, fees collected under this subsection shall be used by the Department for public health purposes.
(b)	The Vital Records Automation Account is established as a nonreverting account within the Department. Five dollars ($5.00) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) shall be credited to this Account. The Department shall use the revenue in the Account to fully automate and maintain the vital records system. When funds sufficient to fully automate and maintain the system have accumulated in the Account, fees shall no longer be credited to the Account but shall be used as specified in subdivision (a)(3) of this section."
SECTION 4.1.(b)  G.S. 130A‑118(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	For the amendment of a certificate of birth or death after its acceptance for filing, or for the making of a new certificate of birth under this Article, the State Registrar shall be entitled to a fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) to be paid by the applicant."
SECTION 4.2.  The Department of Health and Human Services shall charge a fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) for a laboratory test performed by the State Public Health Laboratory under the Newborn Screening Program pursuant to G.S. 130A‑125.  If the actual cost to perform the test exceeds the amount of the fee authorized under this section, then the Department may increase the fee in accordance with its authority under G.S. 130A‑125(c) to cover the cost.
SECTION 4.3.  Except as otherwise provided, this part becomes effective October 1, 2002.

Part V. Secretary of State fees

SECTION 5.1  G.S. 10A‑4(b)(6) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	A person qualified for a notarial commission shall meet all of the following requirements:
…
(6)	Pay a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00)."
SECTION 5.2.  G.S. 78A‑17(9) reads as rewritten:
"(9)	Any transaction pursuant to an offer directed by the offeror to not more than 25 persons, other than those persons designated in subdivision (8), in this State during any period of 12 consecutive months, whether or not the offeror or any of the offerees is then present in this State, if the seller reasonably believes that all the buyers in this State are purchasing for investment. The Administrator may by rule or order withdraw, amend, or further condition this exemption for any security or security transaction. There is established a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to recover costs for any filing required."
SECTION 5.3. G.S. 78A‑17(17) reads as rewritten:
"(17)	Any transaction that is exempt pursuant to rules established by the Administrator creating limited offering transactional exemptions that are consistent with the objectives of compatibility with federal limited offering exemptions and uniformity among the states. There is established a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to recover costs for any filing required by such rules."
SECTION 5.4. G.S. 78A‑31(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	With regard to any security that is covered under section 18(b)(4)(D) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(4)(d)), the Administrator, by rule or order, may require the issuer to file a notice on SEC Form D (17 C.F.R. § 239.500) and a consent to service of process signed by the issuer no later than 15 days after the first sale of the security in this State. There is established a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to recover costs for filing required by this section."
SECTION 5.5.  G.S. 55‑1‑22(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to the Secretary for filing:
Document	Fee
	(1)	Articles of incorporation 	$125.00 
	(2) 	Application for reserved name 	30.00
	(3) 	Notice of transfer of reserved name 	10.00 
	(4) 	Application for registered name 	10.00 
	(5) 	Application for renewal of registered name 	10.00 
	(6) 	Corporation's statement of change of registered agent or registered 	5.00 
		office or both
	(7) 	Agent's statement of change of registered office for each affected	5.00 
		corporation
	(8) 	Agent's statement of resignation 	No fee 
	(9) 	Designation of registered agent or registered office or both 	5.00 
	(10)	Amendment of articles of incorporation 	50.00 
	(11) 	Restated articles of incorporation 	10.00 
	 	with amendment of articles 	50.00 
	(12) 	Articles of merger or share exchange 	50.00 
	(12a) 	Articles of conversion (other than articles of conversion included as 	50.00 
		part of another document)
	(13) 	Articles of dissolution 	30.00 
	(14) 	Articles of revocation of dissolution 	10.00 
	(15) 	Certificate of administrative dissolution 	No fee 
	(16) 	Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 	100.00 
	(17) 	Certificate of reinstatement 	No fee 
	(18) 	Certificate of judicial dissolution 	No fee 
	(19) 	Application for certificate of authority	250.00 
	(20) 	Application for amended certificate of authority 	75.00 
	(21) 	Application for certificate of withdrawal 	25.00 
	(22)	Certificate of revocation of authority to transact business 	No fee 
	(23) 	Annual report 	20.00 
	(24) 	Articles of correction 	10.00
	(25) 	Application for certificate of existence or authorization (paper)	 15.00
	(25a)	Application for certificate of existence or authorization (electronic)	10.00
	(26) 	Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this Chapter 	10.00
	(27) 	Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑358, s. 6(b)."
SECTION 5.6.  G.S. 55‑1‑22(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation:
(1)	One dollar ($1.00) a page for copying or comparing a copy to the original; and
(2)	  Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.
(3)	Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate."
SECTION 5.7.  G.S. 55A‑1‑22(a)(26) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to the Secretary for filing:
…
	(26)	Application for certificate of existence or authorization (paper)	 $15.00 
	(26a)	Application for certificate of existence or authorization (electronic)	$10.00"
SECTION 5.8.  G.S. 55A‑1‑22(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation:
(1)	One dollar ($1.00) a page for copying or comparing a copy to the original; and
(2)	Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.
(3)	Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate."
SECTION 5.9. G.S. 57C‑1‑22(a)(24) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to the Secretary of State for filing:
…
	(24) 	Application for certificate of existence or authorization (paper)	 15.00 
	(24a)	Application for certificate of existence or authorization (electronic)	10.00"
SECTION 5.10.  G.S. 57C‑1‑22(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign limited liability company:
(1)	One dollar ($1.00) a page for copying or comparing a copy to the original; and
(2)	 Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.
(3)	Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate."
SECTION 5.11.  G.S. 59‑1106(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign limited partnership:
(1)	One dollar ($1.00) a page for copying or comparing a copy to the original; and
(2)	 Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.
(3)	Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate.
SECTION 5.12.  G.S. 147‑37 reads as rewritten:
"§ 147‑37.  Secretary of State; fees to be collected.
When no other charge is provided by law, the Secretary of State shall collect such fees for copying any document or record on file in his office which in his discretion bears a reasonable relation to the quantity of copies supplied and the cost of purchasing or leasing and maintaining copying equipment. These fees may be changed from time to time, but a schedule of fees shall be available on request at all times. In addition to copying charges, the Secretary of State shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for certifying any document or record on file in his office or for issuing any certificate as to the facts shown by the records on file in his office, except that if two or more certificates for foreign adoption are requested concurrently, the fee for the second and subsequent certificates is five dollars ($5.00)."
SECTION 5.13.  G.S. 120‑47.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120‑47.3.  Registration fee.
Every lobbyist's principal shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) that is due and payable by either the lobbyist or the lobbyist's principal at the time of registration.
A separate registration, together with a separate registration fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) is required for each lobbyist's principal for which a person acts as a lobbyist. Fees so collected shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State."
SECTION 5.14.  G.S. 78A‑37(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Every applicant for initial or renewal registration shall pay a filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) in the case of a dealer and seventy‑five dollars ($75.00) in the case of a salesman. The Administrator may by rule reduce the registration fee proportionately when the registration will be in effect for less than a full year."
SECTION 5.15.  G.S. 78C‑17(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Every applicant for initial or renewal registration shall pay a filing fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) in the case of an investment adviser, and seventy‑five dollars ($75.00) in the case of an investment adviser representative. When an application is denied or withdrawn, the Administrator shall retain the fee.
SECTION 5.16.  G.S. 80‑3(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The application shall be signed and verified by the applicant, by a partner, by a member of the firm, or an officer of the corporation or association applying for registration. In states in which a notary is not required by law to obtain a notary's stamp or seal, an original certificate of authority of the notary issued by the appropriate State agency shall be submitted with the application. If the application is signed by a person acting pursuant to a power of attorney from the applicant, an original power of attorney or a certified copy of the power of attorney shall accompany the application.
The application shall be accompanied by three specimens of the mark as currently used and by a filing fee of seventy‑five dollars ($75.00), payable to the Secretary."
SECTION 5.17.  G.S. 78A‑31(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Administrator, by rule or order, may require the filing of any of the following documents with regard to a security covered under section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(2)):
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(4)	A notice filing pursuant to this section shall expire on December 31 of each year or some other date not more than one year from its effective date as the Administrator may by rule or order provide. A notice filing of the offer of securities covered under federal law that are to be offered for a period in excess of one year shall be renewed annually by payment of a renewal fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and by filing any documents and reports that the Administrator may by rule or order require consistent with this section. The renewal shall be effective upon the expiration of the prior notice period."
SECTION 5.18.  Except as otherwise provided, this part becomes effective October 1, 2002.

part VI. EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 6.  Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective October 1, 2002.