Bill Summary for H 537 (2025-2026)

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Mar 26 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 537 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 26, 2025
AN ACT TO ALLOW FOR A PRESUMPTION OF DEATH IN INSTANCES WHERE THE DISAPPEARANCE AND CONTINUED ABSENCE OF A PERSON COINCIDES WITH A DISASTER DECLARATION.
Intro. by Greene, Stevens.

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Amends GS 28C-1 to add new subsection (c), making a federal finding of presumed death prima face evidence to be considered by a judge in an action where a person’s death is at issue, and new subsection (d), making a disappearance and continued absence for at least 90 days during a disaster declaration a rebuttable presumption of the death of a person.

Amends GS 28C-2 to remove gendered language and add new subparagraph (b)(2a), adding a federal finding of presumed death and averment of disappearance and continued absence for at least 90 days during a disaster declaration to the list of items that should be included in a complaint for an action for receiver. Makes clarifying changes to the punctuation of subsection (b).