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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
 SESSION 2025
-S 1
-SENATE BILL 529
+S D
+SENATE BILL DRS35205-ND-31
 
 Short Title: Second Chance Success Act. (Public)
 Sponsors: Senators Mayfield and Mohammed (Primary Sponsors).
-Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
-March 26, 2025
-*S529-v-1*
+Referred to:
+
+*DRS35205-ND-31*
 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
-AN ACT TO ELIMINATE VARIOUS CRIMINAL JUS TICE FEES AND RESTRI CT THE 2
-EXTENSION OF PROBATI ON WHEN FAILURE TO P AY THE PROBATION 3
+AN ACT TO ELIMINATE VARIOUS CRIMINAL JUSTICE FEES AND RESTRICT THE 2
+EXTENSION OF PROBATION WHEN FAILURE TO PAY THE PROBATION 3
 SUPERVISION FEE IS THE ONLY GROUNDS FOR EXTENSION. 4
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
 SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 15A-1343(c1) reads as rewritten: 6
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@
 than one supervision fee per month. The court may require that the fee be paid in advance or in 11
 a lump sum or sums, and a probation officer may require payment by such methods if he is 12
 authorized by subsection (g) to determine the payment schedule. Supervision fees must be paid 13
-to the clerk of court for the county in which the judgment was ente red, the deferred prosecution 14
+to the clerk of court for the county in which the judgment was entered, the deferred prosecution 14
 agreement was filed, or the conditional discharge was ordered. Fees collected under this 15
-subsection shall be transmitted to the State for deposit into the State's General Fund.  16
+subsection shall be transmitted to the State for deposit into the State 's General Fund.  16
 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a term of probation shall not be extended 17
 solely for the nonpayment of the supervision fee required by this subsection." 18
 SECTION 1.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to orders 19
 of extension issued on or after that date. 20
-SECTION 2.(a)   G.S. 15A-1343, as amended by Section 1 of this act, reads as 21
+SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 15A-1343, as amended by Section 1 of this act,  reads as 21
 rewritten: 22
 "§ 15A-1343.  Conditions of probation. 23
 … 24
 (a1) Community and Intermediate Probation Conditions. – In addition to any conditions a 25
-court may be authorized to impose pursuant t o G.S. 15A-1343(b1), the court may include any 26
+court may be authorized to impose pursuant to G.S. 15A-1343(b1), the court may include any 26
 one or more of the following conditions as part of a community or intermediate punishment: 27
 … 28
 (2) Perform community service and pay the fee prescribed by law for this 29
@@ -43,16 +43,20 @@
 … 33
 (6) Pay a supervision fee as specified in subsection (c1). 34
 … 35
+FILED SENATE
+Mar 25, 2025
+S.B. 529
+PRINCIPAL CLERK
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
-Page 2  Senate Bill 529-First Edition
+Page 2  DRS35205-ND-31
 In addition to these regular conditions of probation, a defendant required to serve an active 1
-term of imprisonment as a condition of special probation pursuant to G.S.  15A-1344(e) or 2
+term of imprisonment as a condition of special probation pursuant to G.S. 15A-1344(e) or 2
 G.S. 15A-1351(a) shall, as additional regular conditions of probation, obey the rules and 3
 regulations of the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction and, if applicable, 4
-the Division of Juv enile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, governing the conduct of 5
+the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, governing the conduct of 5
 inmates while imprisoned and report to a probation officer in the State of North Carolina within 6
 72 hours of his discharge from the active term of imprisonment. 7
-Regular conditions o f probation apply to each defendant placed on supervised probation 8
+Regular conditions of probation apply to each defendant placed on supervised probation 8
 unless the presiding judge specifically exempts the defendant from one or more of the conditions 9
 in open court and in the judgment of the court. It is not necessary for the presiding judge to state 10
 each regular condition of probation in open court, but the conditions must be set forth in the 11
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@
 … 23
 (b4) Intermediate Conditions. – The following conditions of probation apply to each 24
 defendant subject to intermediate punishment: 25
-(1) If required in the discretion of the defendant's probation officer, perform 26
+(1) If required in the discretion of the defendant 's probation officer, perform 26
 community service under the supervision of the Division of Community 27
 Supervision and Reentry and pay the fee required by 28
 G.S. 143B-1483.Reentry. 29
@@ -80,10 +84,10 @@
 by the court. The court may exempt a person from paying the fee only for good cause and upon 33
 motion of the person placed on supervised probation. No person shall be required to pay more 34
 than one supervision fee per month. The court may require that the fee be paid in advance or in 35
-a lump sum or sums, and a probation officer may require payment by su ch methods if he is 36
+a lump sum or sums, and a probation officer may require payment by such methods if he is 36
 authorized by subsection (g) to determine the payment schedule. Supervision fees must be paid 37
 to the clerk of court for the county in which the judgment was entered, the deferred prosecution 38
-agreement was filed, or the conditional disch arge was ordered. Fees collected under this 39
+agreement was filed, or the conditional discharge was ordered. Fees collected under this 39
 subsection shall be transmitted to the State for deposit into the State 's General Fund.  40
 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a term of probation shall not be extended 41
 solely for the nonpayment of the supervision fee required by this subsection. 42
@@ -96,8 +100,8 @@
 (e) Delegation to Probation Officer in Community Punishment. – Unless the presiding 49
 judge specifically finds in the judgment of the court that delegation is not appropriate, the 50
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
-Senate Bill 529-First Edition  Page 3
-Division of Communi ty Supervision and Reentry of the Department of Adult Correction may 1
+DRS35205-ND-31  Page 3
+Division of Community Supervision and Reentry of the Department of Adult Correction may 1
 require an offender sentenced to community punishment to do any of the following: 2
 (1) Perform up to 20 hours of community service, and pay the fee prescribed by 3
 law for this supervision.service. 4
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@
 judge specifically finds in the judgment of the court that delegation is not appropriate, the 7
 Division of Community Supervision and Reentry of the Department of Adult Correction may 8
 require an offender sentenced to intermediate punishment to do any of the following: 9
-(1) Perform up to 50 hours of community service, and pay the fee prescribed by 10
+(1) Perform up to 50 hours of community  service, and pay the fee prescribed by 10
 law for this supervision.service. 11
 …." 12
 SECTION 3.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to terms 13