General assembly of north carolina

PART XVI. Judicial Department
STUDY MANAGEMENT OF MAGISTRATE SCHEDULES

SECTION 16.1. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall study the management of magistrate schedules throughout the General Court of Justice and make recommendations to (i) provide for more efficient use of the magistrates established for each county; and (ii) ensure that each county has sufficient coverage to adequately respond to law enforcement and the public. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall report its finding and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety by March 1, 2013.

FAMILY COURT PROGRAMS

SECTION 16.2. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide direction and oversight to the existing family court programs in order to ensure that each district with a family court program is utilizing best practices and is working effectively and efficiently in the disposition of domestic and juvenile cases. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall report on its efforts in this regard and the results of those efforts to the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety by March 1, 2013.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE COURTS

SECTION 16.3.(a) G.S. 7A 314(f) is repealed.

SECTION 16.3.(b) G.S. 7A 343 reads as rewritten:

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