Identical to H 251, filed 3/9/21.

Amends GS 7A-133 by increasing the number of magistrates allotted to Mecklenburg County from 26.50 to 28.50.

Appropriates  $137,078 in recurring funds for each year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium and $6,056 for 2021-22 from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts to be used to hire two additional magistrates to serve in Mecklenburg County.

Effective July 1, 2021.