House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends GS 7B-3000(e) to specify that if the defendant in a criminal proceeding involving a Class A1 misdemeanor or felony was less than 21 years of age at the time of the offense, certain information regarding the juvenile’s record of an adjudication of delinquency for an offense that would be a class A1 misdemeanor or a felony if committed by an adult, where the adjudication occurred after the defendant reached 13 years (was, 16 years) of age, may be used by law enforcement, the magistrate, the courts, and the prosecutor for pretrial release, plea negotiating decisions, and plea acceptance decisions.
Amends the effective date of the act to specify that the act applies to pretrial release, plea negotiating decisions, and plea acceptance decisions on or after December 1, 2011.