Bill Summary for H 885 (2019-2020)

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Bill: ONLY ALLOW COURTS TO CHARGE FTA FEE ONCE. (NEW)

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Jun 23 2020
S.L. 2020-68

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 885 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 16, 2019
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY ONE FEE MAY BE ASSESSED TO A DEFENDANT FOR FAILING TO APPEAR IN COURT IN A CRIMINAL CASE.
Intro. by R. Turner, McGrady, McNeill, Faircloth.

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Senate amendment makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.

Modifies the proposed changes to GS 7A-304 to clarify that the $200 fee for failure to appear can only be collected, rather than assessed, once in a criminal case.