GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	4 

HOUSE BILL 975
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/23/99
Senate Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 5/18/99
Fourth Edition Engrossed 5/26/99

Short Title:  SAVAN Exemption.	(Public)

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April 12, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ARE SUBJECT TO THE EXEMPTIONS FROM DAMAGE CLAIMS AND OTHER GROUNDS FOR RELIEF PROVIDED FOR BY THE VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Effective July 1, 1999, G.S. 15A-839 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A-839.  No money damages.
	This Article, including the provision of a service pursuant to this Article through the Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification System established by the Governor's Crime Commission, does not create a claim for damages against the State, a county, or a municipality, or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, officers, or employees."
Section 2.  Effective July 1, 1999, G.S. 15A-840 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A-840.  No ground for relief.
The failure or inability of any person to provide a right or service under this Article, including a service provided through the Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification System established by the Governor's Crime Commission, may not be used by a defendant in a criminal case, by an inmate, by any other accused, or by any victim, as a ground for relief in any criminal or civil proceeding, except in suits for a writ of mandamus by the victim."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.