GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 971
Corrected Copy 4/9/01

 
Short Title:	DSS Worker - Right of Entry.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Capps;  Barnhart, Blust, Davis, Decker, Eddins, Ellis, Gillespie, Gulley, Hilton, Johnson, McComas, Rayfield, Setzer, Shubert, and Starnes.	
Referred to:	Judiciary II.	
April 4, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO RESTRICT THE AUTHORITY OF A SOCIAL WORKER TO ENTER A PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑302 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(h)	A social services worker may not enter a private residence for investigation purposes without at least one of the following:
(1)	The permission of the head of the household.
(2)	The accompaniment of a law enforcement officer who has legal authority to enter the residence."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001.