GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

 

 

SESSION LAW 2013-70

HOUSE BILL 456

 

 

AN ACT CONCERNING membership on the domestic violence review team in mecklenburg county and establishing a domestic violence review team in Pitt county and Alamance county.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

SECTION 1.  Subsection (c) of Section 1 of S.L. 2009-52 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 1.(c)  Composition. - The Review Team shall consist of of (i) a lead agency, Community Support Services of Charlotte, North Carolina, agency that has experience working with victims of domestic violence and (ii) representatives of public and nonpublic agencies in the community that provide services to victims or families of domestic violence, including:violence. No person who has been convicted of a domestic violence-related crime or who has been a participant in a batterer intervention program shall be a member of the Review Team. The board of county commissioners shall designate the lead agency for the Review Team. The members of the Review Team shall include all of the following:

(1)        A representative from a domestic violence victim's service group.group who shall be appointed by the lead agency pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (d) of this section.

(2)        Two survivors of domestic violence who shall be appointed by the lead agency pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (d) of this section.

(2)(3)   An attorney from the local district attorney's office.The district attorney from the appropriate prosecutorial district or an assistant district attorney designated by the district attorney.

(3)(4)   Local law enforcement personnel.A local law enforcement officer appointed by the chief of the local police department of the largest municipality in the county and at least one law enforcement officer from the other police departments in the county appointed jointly by the chiefs of police of the other municipalities in the county.

(5)        The sheriff of the county or a person designated by the sheriff.

(4)(6)   A representative from the local medical examiner's office.The medical examiner of the county or a person designated by the medical examiner.

(5)(7)   A representative from the local department of social services.The director of the department of social services or a person designated by the director.

(6)(8)   A representative from the local health department.The director of the county health department or a person designated by the director.

(7)(9)   A representative from an area mental health authority.The director of the local mental health managed care organization or a person designated by the director.

(8)(10) A representative from the local public schools.The superintendent of the public schools or a person designated by the superintendent.

(9)(11) A representative from a health care system.each of the primary health care systems in the county.

(10)(12)Local medic or emergency services personnelA magistrate designated by the chief district court judge.

(11)(13)A survivor of domestic violence.A representative of an institution of higher education appointed by the board of county commissioners.

(14)      A probation and parole officer who supervises probationers convicted of domestic violence appointed by the chief probation and parole officer of the judicial district.

(15)      A district court judge who presides over domestic violence cases designated by the chief district court judge.

(16)      At the option of the board of county commissioners, the board may appoint not more than two additional representatives from the community who have knowledge, experience, or expertise in preventing domestic violence."

SECTION 2.  Section 2 of S.L. 2009-52 is repealed.

SECTION 3.  Section 3 of S.L. 2009-52 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 3. Each Review Team established pursuant to this act shall issue an interimissue a report to the local board of county commissioners, the North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission, and the Governor's Crime Commission summarizing its findings and activities by June 15, 2011, and a final report with and making recommendations for action by June 15, 2014. 2014, and every three years thereafter. The reports shall not identify the specific cases or case reviews that led to the individual Review Team's findings and recommendations."

SECTION 4.  Section 5 of S.L. 2009-52 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 5.  This act applies to Mecklenburg County only.Alamance County, Pitt County, and Mecklenburg County."

SECTION 5.  This act applies to the following counties: Alamance, Pitt, and Mecklenburg.

SECTION 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of June, 2013.

 

 

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

 

 

                                                                    s/  Thom Tillis

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives