GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION
CHAPTER 369
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 7A-649(8) reads as rewritten:
"(8) Place the juvenile on
probation under the supervision of a court counselor. In any case where a
juvenile is placed on probation, the court counselor shall have the authority
to visit the juvenile where he the juvenile resides. The
judge shall specify conditions of probation that are related to the needs of
the juvenile including any of the following which apply:
a. That the
juvenile shall remain on good behavior and not violate any laws; laws.
b. That the
juvenile attend school regularly; regularly. If the
adjudication of delinquency was for an offense involving a threat to the safety
of the juvenile or others and school attendance is a condition of probation,
the judge shall make a finding of whether or not the principal of the juvenile's
school should be notified. If the judge orders that the principal be
notified, the juvenile court counselor shall within five days or before the
juvenile begins to attend school, whichever occurs first, notify the principal
of the juvenile's school in writing of the nature of the offense and the
probation requirements related to school attendance. A principal notified
by a juvenile court counselor shall handle the report according to the
guidelines and rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
c. That the
juvenile not associate with specified persons or be in specified places; places.
d. That the
juvenile report to a court counselor as often as required by a court counselor;
counselor.
e. That the
juvenile make specified financial restitution or pay a fine in accordance with
subdivisions (2) and (3); (3).
f. That the juvenile be employed regularly if not attending school.
An order of probation shall remain in force for a period not to exceed one year
from the date entered. Prior to expiration of an order of probation, the
judge may extend it for an additional period of one year after a hearing if he
the judge finds that the extension is necessary to protect the
community or to safeguard the welfare of the juvenile;".
Sec. 2. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the number of juveniles reported to principals in accordance with this act no later than January 1, 1995.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 1993, and applies to delinquent acts committed on or after that date. This act expires October 1, 1995.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of July, 1993.
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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives