NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 788

HOUSE BILL 288

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 84 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA RELATING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR AND TO REMOVE ARTICLE 4 OF THAT CHAPTER FROM THE AUTOMATIC TERMINATION PROVISIONS OF G.S. 143-34.12.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 84-2 is amended by striking all of the first sentence following the word "shall" on line 3 and substituting therefor the words "engage in the private practice of law".

Sec. 2. G.S. 84-16 is amended in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph by deleting the word "Only" and substituting therefor the word "All".

Sec. 3. G.S. 84-17 is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"In addition to the 50 Councilors, there shall be three public members not licensed to practice law in this or any other state who shall be appointed by the Governor."

Sec. 4. G.S. 84-18 is amended by adding a new subsection (c) to read:

"(c)       Public members shall serve three-year terms. No public member shall serve more than two complete consecutive terms."

Sec. 5. G.S. 84-34 is amended by striking from line 2 the number "1975" and substituting therefor "1982" and by striking from line 3 the words and figures "of seventy-five dollars ($75.00)" and substituting therefor "of ninety dollars ($90.00)".

G.S. 84-34 is further amended by striking the phrase beginning with the word "July" on line 12 and ending with the words and punctuation "December 31)" on line 13 and substituting therefor the words, "January of the calendar year".

Sec. 6. G.S. 143-34.12 is amended by deleting line 42, which reads:

"Chapter 84, Article 4, entitled 'North Carolina State Bar'."

Sec. 7. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of July, 1981.