Effective October 1, 2023, amends GS 1-239(a) (payment of money judgments) by authorizing payment of money judgments by credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment to the clerk of court where the judgment was rendered under procedures approved by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). Makes conforming change to GS 1-239.

Makes technical corrections to GS 7A-451(a) to refer to correct statutory provisions. 

Makes technical corrections to section 3(d) of SL 2022-54 to refer to correct statutory provisions. 

Repeals GS 7A-304(a2), which required AOC to report on the implementation of the notice of waiver of costs.

Repeals GS 7A-107 (requiring AOC to require or purchase individual or blanket bonds for clerks, assistant clerks, deputy clerks, and other persons employed in the various clerks of superior court). Makes conforming changes to GS 7A-11 and 7A-20(a) by deleting requirements that the bond for clerks of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals be bonded in the same manner as the superior court clerks. 

Enacts GS 7A-415 allowing the Conference of District Attorneys (Conference) to employ resource prosecutors vested with the same authority, power, and privileges as an assistant district attorney serving in the requesting district attorney’s office who are appointed by the executive director.  Specifies that a resource attorney has to be licensed and eligible to practice law in North Carolina, must take the same oath as other district attorneys, and serves at the pleasure of the executive director. Enacts GS 7A-416 authorizing the Conference to designate a legislative liaison to lobby for legislative action in accordance with state law. Effective July 1, 2023.

Amends GS 7A-147(c) (establishing training for juvenile judges on adverse childhood experiences) by requiring that the training plan include trauma-informed training on recognizing and mitigating adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments.

Amends GS 9-6(b) (jury excusal) by adding the clerk of the superior court, as another person who, with their consent, may be assigned the duty of passing on applications for excuses from jury service by the chief district judge. (Currently, chief district judge only assigns applications to judicial support staff.)  Makes conforming changes to GS Section 9-6(b) and GS Section 9-6.1. Effective October 1, 2023.

Makes clarifying changes to GS 58-72-50. 

Amends GS 162-9 to specify that official bonds of the sheriffs should be registered by the board of county commissioners with the register of deeds and filed with the clerk of superior court. (Currently command is to just to have the county commissioners cause the bond to be “registered”  and “deposited” with the clerk of superior court.) 

Includes severability clause.