| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives Greene, Budd, Brody, and Arp (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Housing and Development, if favorable, Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, |
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| 11 | | - | and Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | April 14, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H924 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative Greene. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH10408 -NN-47* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR GENERAL 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | CONTRACTORS TO REFER VIOLATIONS TO APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | OFFICIALS FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | SECTION 1.(a) Article 1 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | a new section to read: 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | "§ 87-13.2. Board may refer violations for criminal prosecution. 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | (a) Whenever the Board has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or entity has 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | committed a violation of this Article that is subject to criminal penalty, the Board may refer the 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | matter to the appropriate law enforcement agency or District Attorney for investigation and 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | possible criminal prosecution. 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | (b) Notwithstanding any confidentiality of investigative records that the Board holds, the 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | Board may disclose such records to law enforcement agencies or prosecutors to facilitate 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | investigation or prosecution of violations under this Article. 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | (c) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the Board's ability to assist in 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | criminal prosecutions, including sharing information or using Board funds as authorized by this 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | Article to support such prosecutions. 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (d) Nothing in this Article limits the power of the State to punish any person for any 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | conduct that constitutes a crime under any other statute." 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | SECTION 1.(b) Additional Rulemaking. – The State Licensing Board for General 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | Contractors may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. 22 |
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| 36 | 35 | | SECTION 2. Effective Date. – This act is effective October 1, 2025, and applies to 23 |
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| 37 | 36 | | violations committed on or after that date. 24 |
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