Bill Summary for H 936 (2013-2014)
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Apr 16 2013
S.L. 2013-380
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A WILDLIFE POACHER REWARD FUND TO PAY REWARDS TO PERSONS WHO GIVE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES THAT RESULTS IN THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF PERSONS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS WILDLIFE VIOLATIONS, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF COMPENSATION PAID TO THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION AS CONDITIONS OF OFFENDERS' PROBATION AS ASSETS OF THE FUND, TO AMEND THE BOATING SAFETY ACT BY INCREASING THE FINES AND OTHERWISE AMENDING THE PENALTY AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT, AND TO AMEND THE PENALTY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS OF THE WILDLIFE LAWS.Intro. by Wray, Faircloth, Moffitt, J. Bell.
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Bill summary
Effective July 1, 2013, enacts new GS 113-294.1, Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund, as the title indicates. Effective December 1, 2013, and applying to persons placed on probation on or after that date,amends GS 15A-1343(b1) to provide that a court may, as a condition of probation, require a defendant to compensate an agency for any reward paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the defendant.