GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION

CHAPTER 113 
HOUSE BILL 124 

AN ACT TO MAKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REMEDIES APPLICABLE TO CHILDREN. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 50B-1 is amended by adding before the colon on line 4 the following: 
", or between one of such persons and a minor child who is in the custody of or residing with the other person". 
Sec. 2.  G.S. 50B-2(a) is amended by rewriting the first sentence to read as follows: 
"A person residing in this State may seek relief under this Chapter by filing a civil action alleging acts of domestic violence against himself or herself or a minor child who resides with or is in the custody of such person." 
Sec. 3.  G.S. 50B-2(b) is amended by adding before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: 
"or a minor child". 
Sec. 4.  G.S. 50B-4(b) is amended by adding to line 6, between the words "victim" and "presents", the following: 
", or someone acting on the victim's behalf,". 
Sec. 5.  G.S. 50B-5(a) is amended by rewriting the first sentence to read as follows: 
"A person who alleges that he or she or a minor child has been the victim of domestic violence may request the assistance of a local law enforcement agency." 
Sec. 6.  G.S. 50B-6 is amended by adding the following sentence at the end: 
"This Chapter shall not be construed as relieving any person or institution of the duty to report to the department of social services, as required by G.S. 7A-543, if the person or institution has cause to suspect that a juvenile is abused or neglected." 
Sec. 7.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1985. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of April, 1985.