Bill Summaries: S 164 ASSIST INMATE REENTRY/WAIVED FEES.

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  • Summary date: Mar 3 2015 - View Summary

    Enacts new GS 148-10.5, Facilitation of inmates' reentry upon release, providing that the Division of Adult Correction must assist each inmate who is within six months of release from custody in applying for (1) a Social Security card; (2) a driver's license, duplicate drivers license, learner's permit, or special identification card; and (3) a certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate for any inmate born in North Carolina and assist those not born in North Carolina in applying for one from the appropriate state agency. Such assistance must include assistance in acquiring records or documentation needed to obtain the above credentials.

    Amends GS 20-7(i) (fees for drivers licenses, motorcycle endorsement), GS 20-7(l) (fees for learner's permit), GS 20-14 (duplicate licenses), GS 20-37.7(d) (special identification cards), and GS 130A-93.1 (State Registrar vital records fees), providing that the fees found in those subsections cannot be charged to an applicant that is an inmate in the NC prison system and is seeking to obtain the document with the assistance of the Division of Adult Correction. 

    Effective July 1, 2015.