Bill Text: NC H807 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Transfer Stanly County to District 20B

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-07 - Ref To Com On Judiciary [H807 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2011-H807-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

H                                                                                                                                                    1

HOUSE BILL 807

 

 

Short Title:        Transfer Stanly County to District 20B.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Burr (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:	Judiciary.

April 7, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to transfer stanly county to superior court district 20b and prosecutorial district 20B, to REDESIGNATE the set of district court districts serving union county as Districts 20b1, 20b2, and 20b3, and to create district court district 20B4 as part of the set of district court districts serving union and stanly counties.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 7A‑41(a) reads as rewritten:

"(a)       The counties of the State are organized into judicial divisions and superior court districts, and each superior court district has the counties, and the number of regular resident superior court judges set forth in the following table, and for districts of less than a whole county, as set out in subsection (b) of this section:

Superior

Judicial            Court                                                                                        No. of Resident

Division           District                          Counties                                               Judges

_____________________________________________________________________________

 

First                         1                           Camden, Chowan,                                                2

                                                            Currituck,

Dare, Gates,

Pasquotank,

Perquimans

First                         2                           Beaufort, Hyde,                                                    1

                                                            Martin,

                                    Tyrrell, Washington

First                      3A                           Pitt                                                                       2

Second                 3B                           Carteret, Craven,                                                  3

                                                            Pamlico

Second                 4A                           Duplin, Jones,                                                       1

                                                            Sampson

Second                 4B                           Onslow                                                                 1

Second                 5A                           (part of New Hanover,                                          1

                                                            part of Pender

                                    see subsection (b))

     5B                           (part of New Hanover,                                          1

                                    part of Pender

                                    see subsection (b))

     5C                           (part of New Hanover,                                          1

                                    see subsection (b))

First                      6A                           Halifax                                                                  1

First                      6B                           Bertie, Hertford,                                                   1

                                                            Northampton

First                      7A                           Nash                                                                    1

First                      7B                           (part of Wilson,                                                     1

                                                            part of Edgecombe,

                        see subsection (b))

First                      7C                           (part of Wilson,                                                     1

                                                            part of Edgecombe,

see subsection (b))

Second                 8A                           Lenoir and Greene                                                1

Second                 8B                           Wayne                                                                  1

Third                       9                           Franklin, Granville,                                                2

                                                            Vance, Warren

Third                     9A                           Person, Caswell                                                    1

Third                   10A                           (part of Wake,                                                      2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                   10B                           (part of Wake,                                                      2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                   10C                           (part of Wake,                                                      1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                   10D                           (part of Wake,                                                      1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                 11A                           Harnett,                                                                1

                                                            Lee

Fourth                 11B                           Johnston                                                               1

Fourth                 12A                           (part of Cumberland,                                             1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                 12B                           (part of Cumberland,                                             1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                 12C                           (part of Cumberland,                                             2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                 13A                           Bladen, Columbus                                                 1

Fourth                 13B                           Brunswick                                                            1

Third                   14A                           (part of Durham,                                                   1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                   14B                           (part of Durham,                                                   3

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                   15A                           Alamance                                                             2

Third                   15B                           Orange, Chatham                                                  2

Fourth                 16A                           Scotland, Hoke                                                     1

Fourth                 16B                           Robeson                                                               2

Fifth                    17A                           Rockingham                                                          2

Fifth                    17B                           Stokes, Surry                                                        2

Fifth                    18A                           (part of Guilford,                                                   1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                    18B                           (part of Guilford,                                                   1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                    18C                           (part of Guilford,                                                   1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                    18D                           (part of Guilford,                                                   1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                    18E                           (part of Guilford,                                                   1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Sixth                   19A                           Cabarrus                                                              1

Fifth                    19B                           Montgomery, Randolph                                        1

Sixth                   19C                           Rowan                                                                  1

Fifth                    19D                           Moore                                                                  1

Sixth                   20A                           Anson, Richmond,                                                2 1

                                                            Stanley

Sixth                   20B                           Union Union, Stanly                                              2 3

Fifth                    21A                           (part of Forsyth,                                                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                    21B                           (part of Forsyth,                                                    1

see subsection (b))

Fifth                    21C                           (part of Forsyth,                                                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                    21D                           (part of Forsyth,                                                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Sixth                   22A                           Alexander, Iredell                                                 2

Sixth                   22B                           Davidson, Davie                                                   2

Fifth                       23                           Alleghany, Ashe,                                                   1

                                                            Wilkes, Yadkin

Eighth                    24                           Avery, Madison,                                                   2

                                                            Mitchell,

                                    Watauga, Yancey

Seventh               25A                           Burke, Caldwell                                                    2

Seventh               25B                           Catawba                                                               2

Seventh               26A                           (part of Mecklenburg,                                           2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Seventh               26B                           (part of Mecklenburg,                                           3

                                                            see subsection (b))

Seventh               26C                           (part of Mecklenburg,                                           2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Seventh               27A                           Gaston                                                                  2

Seventh               27B                           Cleveland, Lincoln                                                2

Eighth                    28                           Buncombe                                                            2

Eighth                 29A                           McDowell,                                                           1

                                                            Rutherford

Eighth                  29B                           Henderson, Polk,                                                  1

                                                            Transylvania

Eighth                 30A                           Cherokee, Clay,                                                   1

                                                            Graham, Macon,

                                                            Swain

Eighth                  30B                           Haywood, Jackson                                               1."

SECTION 1.(b)  The superior court judgeship transferred from District 20A to District 20B by Section 1(a) of this act shall be filled by the judge currently serving District 20A who resides in Stanly County. That judge's term expires December 31, 2012, and a successor shall be elected in the 2012 general election.

SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 7A‑133(a) reads as rewritten:

"(a)       Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

District                               Judges                                                  County

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‑

1                                        5                                                    Camden

                                                                                                Chowan

                                                                                                Currituck

                                                                                                Dare

                                                                                                Gates

                                                                                                Pasquotank

                                                                                                Perquimans

2                                        4                                                    Martin

                                                                                                Beaufort

                                                                                                Tyrrell

                                                                                                Hyde

                                                                                                Washington

3A                                     5                                                    Pitt

3B                                      6                                                    Craven

                                                                                                Pamlico

                                                                                                Carteret

4                                        8                                                    Sampson

                                                                                                Duplin

                                                                                                Jones

                                                                                                Onslow

5                                        9                                                    New Hanover

                                                                                                Pender

6A                                     3                                                    Halifax

6B                                      3                                                    Northampton

                                                                                                Bertie

                                                                                                Hertford

7                                        7                                                    Nash

                                                                                                Edgecombe

                                                                                                Wilson

8                                        6                                                    Wayne

                                                                                                Greene

                                                                                                Lenoir

9                                        4                                                    Granville

                                                                                                (part of Vance

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

                                                                                                Franklin

9A                                     2                                                    Person

                                                                                                Caswell

9B                                      2                                                    Warren

                                                                                                (part of Vance

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

10                                      19                                                  Wake

11                                      11                                                  Harnett

                                                                                                Johnston

                                                                                                Lee

12                                      10                                                  Cumberland

13                                      6                                                    Bladen

                                                                                                Brunswick

                                                                                                Columbus

14                                      7                                                    Durham

15A                                   4                                                    Alamance

15B                                    5                                                    Orange

                                                                                                Chatham

16A                                   3                                                    Scotland

                                                                                                Hoke

16B                                    5                                                    Robeson

17A                                   3                                                    Rockingham

17B                                    4                                                    Stokes

                                                                                                Surry

18                                      14                                                  Guilford

19A                                   4                                                    Cabarrus

19B                                    7                                                    Montgomery

                                                                                                Moore

                                                                                                Randolph

19C                                   5                                                    Rowan

20A                                   4 3                                                 Stanly

                                                                                                Anson

                                                                                                Richmond

20B 20B1                          1                                                    (part of Union

                                                                                                see  subsection (b))

20C 20B2                          2                                                    (part of Union

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

20D 20B3                          1                                                    Union

20B4                                  1                                                    Stanly

21                                      10                                                  Forsyth

22A                                   5                                                    Alexander

                                                                                                Iredell

22B                                    6                                                    Davidson

                                                                                                Davie

23                                      4                                                    Alleghany

                                                                                                Ashe

                                                                                                Wilkes

                                                                                                Yadkin

24                                      4                                                    Avery

                                                                                                Madison

                                                                                                Mitchell

                                                                                                Watauga

                                                                                                Yancey

25                                      9                                                    Burke

                                                                                                Caldwell

                                                                                                Catawba

26                                      21                                                  Mecklenburg

27A                                   7                                                    Gaston

27B                                    5                                                    Cleveland

                                                                                                Lincoln

28                                      7                                                    Buncombe

29A                                   3                                                    McDowell

                                                                                                Rutherford

29B                                    4                                                    Henderson

                                                                                                Polk

                                                                                                Transylvania

30                                      6                                                    Cherokee

                                                                                                Clay

                                                                                                Graham

                                                                                                Haywood

                                                                                                Jackson

                                                                                                Macon

                                                                                                Swain."

SECTION 2.(b)  G.S. 7A‑133(b) reads as rewritten:

"(b)      For district court districts of less than a whole county, or with part or all of one county with part of another, the composition of the district is as follows:

(1)        District Court District 9 consists of Franklin and Granville Counties and the remainder of Vance County not in District Court District 9B.

(2)        District Court District 9B consists of Warren County and East Henderson I, North Henderson I, North Henderson II, Middleburg, Townsville, and Williamsboro Precincts of Vance County.

(3)        District Court District 20C 20B2 consists of the remainder of Union County not in District Court District 20B. 20B1.

(4)        District Court District 20B 20B1 consists of Precinct 01: Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2040, Block 2057, Block 2058, Block 2060, Block 2061, Block 2062, Block 2064, Block 2065; Tract 204.02: Block Group 2: Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2030, Block 2031, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block 2034; Block Group 3: Block 3000, Block 3003, Block 3004, Block 3005, Block 3006, Block 3007, Block 3008, Block 3009, Block 3010, Block 3011, Block 3012, Block 3013, Block 3014, Block 3015, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block 3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025, Block 3026, Block 3027, Block 3028, Block 3029, Block 3030, Block 3031, Block 3032, Block 3033, Block 3034, Block 3035, Block 3036, Block 3037, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3041, Block 3042, Block 3043, Block 3044, Block 3045, Block 3046, Block 3047; Block Group 4: Block 4035, Block 4054, Block 4055; Precinct 02: Tract 205: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1009, Block 1010, Block 1011, Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1016, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1019, Block 1020, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023, Block 1037, Block 1038; Block Group 2: Block 2081, Block 2082, Block 2092, Block 2099, Block 2100, Block 2101, Block 2102; Tract 206: Block Group 3: Block 3036, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3048; Block Group 4: Block 4053; Precinct 03, Precinct 04, Precinct 06: Tract 202.02: Block Group 1: Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023; Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2033, Block 2034, Block 2035, Block 2036, Block 2041, Block 2042, Block 2043, Block 2044, Block 2045, Block 2056, Block 2063, Block 2999; Precinct 08, Precinct 09, Precinct 10, Precinct 13, Precinct 23: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4051; Precinct 25: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4036; Precinct 34, Precinct 36, Precinct 43 of Union County.

Precinct boundaries as used in this section for Vance County are those shown on maps on file with the Legislative Services Office on May 1, 1991, for Union County, are those shown on the Legislative Services Office's redistricting computer database on January 1, 2005; and for other counties are those reported by the United States Bureau of the Census under Public Law 94‑171 for the 1990 Census in the IVTD Version of the TIGER files."

SECTION 2.(c)  G.S. 7A‑200(a)(2) reads as rewritten:

"(2)      "Set of districts" means any set of two or more district court districts established under G.S. 7A‑133, none of which consists exclusively of one or more entire counties, but both or all of which include territory from the same county or counties and together comprise all of the territory of that county or those counties; "set of districts" also means a set of three four district court districts in one county, one consisting of the entire county and the other two consisting of parts of that county; two counties, one consisting of one of the counties, one consisting of the other county, and the other two consisting of parts of one of the counties; and".

SECTION 2.(d)  The district court judgeship transferred from District 20A to District 20B4 by Section 2(a) of this act shall be filled by the judge currently serving District 20A who resides in Stanly County. That judge's term expires December 31, 2014, and a successor shall be elected in the 2014 general election.

SECTION 3.(a)  Effective January 1, 2013, G.S. 7A‑133(a), as amended by Section 2 of this act, reads as rewritten:

"(a)       Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

District                               Judges                                                  County

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‑

1                                        5                                                    Camden

                                                                                                Chowan

                                                                                                Currituck

                                                                                                Dare

                                                                                                Gates

                                                                                                Pasquotank

                                                                                                Perquimans

2                                        4                                                    Martin

                                                                                                Beaufort

                                                                                                Tyrrell

                                                                                                Hyde

                                                                                                Washington

3A                                     5                                                    Pitt

3B                                      6                                                    Craven

                                                                                                Pamlico

                                                                                                Carteret

4                                        8                                                    Sampson

                                                                                                Duplin

                                                                                                Jones

                                                                                                Onslow

5                                        9                                                    New Hanover

                                                                                                Pender

6A                                     3                                                    Halifax

6B                                      3                                                    Northampton

                                                                                                Bertie

                                                                                                Hertford

7                                        7                                                    Nash

                                                                                                Edgecombe

                                                                                                Wilson

8                                        6                                                    Wayne

                                                                                                Greene

                                                                                                Lenoir

9                                        4                                                    Granville

                                                                                                (part of Vance

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

                                                                                                Franklin

9A                                     2                                                    Person

                                                                                                Caswell

9B                                      2                                                    Warren

                                                                                                (part of Vance

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

10                                      19                                                  Wake

11                                      11                                                  Harnett

                                                                                                Johnston

                                                                                                Lee

12                                      10                                                  Cumberland

13                                      6                                                    Bladen

                                                                                                Brunswick

                                                                                                Columbus

14                                      7                                                    Durham

15A                                   4                                                    Alamance

15B                                    5                                                    Orange

                                                                                                Chatham

16A                                   3                                                    Scotland

                                                                                                Hoke

16B                                    5                                                    Robeson

17A                                   3                                                    Rockingham

17B                                    4                                                    Stokes

                                                                                                Surry

18                                      14                                                  Guilford

19A                                   4                                                    Cabarrus

19B                                    7                                                    Montgomery

                                                                                                Moore

                                                                                                Randolph

19C                                   5                                                    Rowan

20A                                   3 2                                                 Anson

                                                                                                Richmond

20B1                                  1                                                    (part of Union

                                                                                                see  subsection (b))

20B2                                  2                                                    (part of Union

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

20B3                                  1                                                    Union

20B4                                  1 2                                                 Stanly

21                                      10                                                  Forsyth

22A                                   5                                                    Alexander

                                                                                                Iredell

22B                                    6                                                    Davidson

                                                                                                Davie

23                                      4                                                    Alleghany

                                                                                                Ashe

                                                                                                Wilkes

                                                                                                Yadkin

24                                      4                                                    Avery

                                                                                                Madison

                                                                                                Mitchell

                                                                                                Watauga

                                                                                                Yancey

25                                      9                                                    Burke

                                                                                                Caldwell

                                                                                                Catawba

26                                      21                                                  Mecklenburg

27A                                   7                                                    Gaston

27B                                    5                                                    Cleveland

                                                                                                Lincoln

28                                      7                                                    Buncombe

29A                                   3                                                    McDowell

                                                                                                Rutherford

29B                                    4                                                    Henderson

                                                                                                Polk

                                                                                                Transylvania

30                                      6                                                    Cherokee

                                                                                                Clay

                                                                                                Graham

                                                                                                Haywood

                                                                                                Jackson

                                                                                                Macon

                                                                                                Swain."

SECTION 3.(b)  The additional district court judgeship established for District Court District 20B4 by Section 3(a) of this act shall be filled by election in the 2012 general election.

SECTION 3.(c)  Effective December 31, 2012, the end of the current term, the district court judgeship in District Court District 20A held by a resident of Anson County as of January 1, 2011, is abolished.

SECTION 4.(a)  G.S. 7A‑60(a1) reads as rewritten:

"(a1)     The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full‑time assistant district attorneys set forth in the following table:

                                                                                                                       No. of Full‑Time

Prosecutorial                                                                                                      Asst. District

District                                           Counties                                                    Attorneys

1                               Camden, Chowan, Currituck,                                               11

                                 Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,

                                 Perquimans

2                               Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,                                                          8

                                 Tyrrell, Washington

3A                            Pitt                                                                                       11

3B                             Carteret, Craven, Pamlico                                                     12

4                               Duplin, Jones, Onslow,                                                         18

                                 Sampson

5                               New Hanover, Pender                                                          18

6A                            Halifax                                                                                    5

6B                             Bertie, Hertford,                                                                     6

                                 Northampton

7                               Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson                                                    19

8                               Greene, Lenoir, Wayne                                                         14

9                               Franklin, Granville,                                                                12

                                 Vance, Warren

9A                            Person, Caswell                                                                      6

10                             Wake                                                                                   42

11A                          Harnett, Lee                                                                           9

11B                           Johnston                                                                               10

12                             Cumberland                                                                          23

13                             Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus                                              13

14                             Durham                                                                                18

15A                          Alamance                                                                             11

15B                           Orange, Chatham                                                                 10

16A                          Scotland, Hoke                                                                      7

16B                           Robeson                                                                               13

17A                          Rockingham                                                                           7

17B                           Stokes, Surry                                                                         8

18                             Guilford                                                                                32

19A                          Cabarrus                                                                                9

19B                           Montgomery, Randolph                                                        10

19C                          Rowan                                                                                   8

19D                          Moore                                                                                    5

20A                          Anson, Richmond,                                                                12 7

                                 Stanly

20B                           Union Union, Stanly                                                              10 15

21                             Forsyth                                                                                 25

22A                          Alexander, Iredell                                                                 11

22B                           Davidson, Davie                                                                   11

23                             Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes,                                                        8

                                 Yadkin

24                             Avery, Madison, Mitchell,                                                       7

                                 Watauga, Yancey

25                             Burke, Caldwell, Catawba                                                    19

26                             Mecklenburg                                                                        58

27A                          Gaston                                                                                 15

27B                           Cleveland,                                                                            11

                                 Lincoln

28                             Buncombe                                                                            14

29A                          McDowell, Rutherford                                                            7

29B                           Henderson, Polk, Transylvania                                                8

30                             Cherokee, Clay, Graham,                                                     11

                                 Haywood, Jackson, Macon,

                                 Swain."

SECTION 4.(b)  The five district attorney positions transferred from Prosecutorial District 20A to Prosecutorial District 20B by Section 3(a) of this act shall be filled by five assistant district attorneys currently serving Stanly County in Prosecutorial District 20A.

SECTION 5.  Section 3 of this act becomes effective January 1, 2013, or on the date that this act receives preclearance under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, whichever is later, but applies to the 2012 election as provided in the terms of that section. The remainder of this act becomes effective October 1, 2011, or on the date that this act receives preclearance under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, whichever is later.