A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that citations refer to costs rather than court costs and to allow domestic violence protective orders and civil no‑contact orders to be transmitted by electronic and facsimile transmission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑302 reads as rewritten:
"(g)	Preparation of Form. – The form and content of the citation is as prescribed by the Administrative Officer of the Courts. The form of citation used for violation of the motor vehicle laws must contain a notice that the driving privilege of the person cited may be revoked for failure to appear as cited, and must be prepared as provided in G.S. 7A‑148(b). All citations shall refer to the costs and fees assessed under Article 28 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes as "costs" rather than "court costs.""
SECTION 2.  G.S. 50B‑3 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	The clerk of court shall deliver protective orders issued under this Chapter directly to the appropriate law enforcement agency for service. A protective order issued under this Chapter may, upon consent of the receiving law enforcement agency, be transmitted by electronic or facsimile transmission."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 50C‑9 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	The clerk of court shall deliver civil no‑contact orders issued under this Chapter directly to the appropriate law enforcement agency for service. A civil no‑contact order issued under this Chapter may, upon consent of the receiving law enforcement agency, be transmitted by electronic or facsimile transmission."
SECTION 4.  Section 1 of this act is effective when it becomes law but does not require the replacement of citation forms until the printing of new forms is otherwise necessary. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.