H.B. 33
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Jan 28, 2021
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH30025-ND-5A
Short Title: Broaden Applicability of DV Statutes. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Warren, Moffitt, and Zachary (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO BROADEN THE APPLICABILITY OF VARIOUS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
3 STATUTES.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
5 SECTION 1. G.S. 50B-1(b) reads as rewritten:
6 "(b) For purposes of this section, the term "personal relationship" means a relationship
7 wherein the parties involved:
8 (1) Are current or former spouses;spouses.
9 (2) Are persons of opposite sex who live together or have lived together;together.
10 (3) Are related as parents and children, including others acting in loco parentis to
11 a minor child, or as grandparents and grandchildren. For purposes of this
12 subdivision, an aggrieved party may not obtain an order of protection against
13 a child or grandchild under the age of 16;16.
14 (4) Have a child in common;common.
15 (5) Are current or former household members;members.
16 (6) Are persons of the opposite sex who are in a dating relationship or have been
17 in a dating relationship. For purposes of this subdivision, a dating relationship
18 is one wherein the parties are romantically involved over time and on a
19 continuous basis during the course of the relationship. A casual acquaintance
20 or ordinary fraternization between persons in a business or social context is
21 not a dating relationship."
22 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2021, and applies to offenses
23 committed on or after that date.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 50B-1
Edition 1: 50B-1
Edition 2: 50B-1, 50B-3, 15A-1343