A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT requiring an applicant for licensure as a bail bondsman or runner to have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent and to prohibit a person from being licensed if the person is convicted of a misdemeanor drug violation.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑71‑50(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Every applicant for a license under this Article as a bail bondsman or runner must meet all of the following qualifications:
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(1a)	Have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 58‑71‑80 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b1)	The Commissioner shall deny, revoke, or refuse to renew any license under this Article if the applicant or licensee has been convicted of a misdemeanor drug violation under Article 5 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes on or after July 1, 2009, and within the previous 24 months."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.  Section 1 applies to applicants for licensure on or after that date.