AMEND CERTAIN BAIL BOND PROCEDURES.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 762 (Public) Filed Wednesday, April 10, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND VARIOUS PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BAIL BONDS.
Intro. by Hardister, Faircloth, Turner, Wray.

Status: Ch. SL 2013-139 (House Action) (Jun 19 2013)

Bill History:

H 762/S.L. 2013-139

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Jun 24 2013 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO AMEND VARIOUS PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BAIL BONDS. Enacted June 19, 2013. Effective December 1, 2013.

     
     

  • Summary date: Apr 12 2013 - View Summary

    Amends GS 15A-531(4) clarifying that a bail bond signed by any surety, as defined in GS 15A-531(8)a. and b., is considered the same as a cash deposit for all purposes in this Article.

    Amends 15A-540(b) expanding the forms a surety must provide to a sheriff before surrendering a defendant to a sheriff to a bail bond, forfeiture, or release order and deleting the requirement that a copy of such form be certified.

    Amends GS 15A-544.5(d)(2) deleting the procedural requirement that a clerk provide a copy of a motion to set aside a forfeiture to the district attorney for the county and to the attorney for the county board of education.

    Amends GS 15A-544.5(d)(4) changing the party responsible for serving a copy of a motion from the "clerk of superior court pursuant to Rule 4" to the "moving party pursuant to Rule 5".

    Amends GS 15A-544.8(c)(2) deleting the procedural requirement that a clerk of superior court provide a copy of a motion seeking relief from a final judgment to the district attorney for the county and to the attorney for the board of education.

    Effective December 1, 2013.