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NC S248

Bill

Status

Passed

4/7/2011

Primary Sponsor

Bob Atwater

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Replaces outdated terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout North Carolina General Statutes, changing "infant, lunatic, or insolvent" to "minor, an incompetent person, or an insolvent person"

  • Updates G.S. 1-255 to use modern language in declarations of rights regarding estate administration and trust matters

  • Modifies Rule 601 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence to replace "he" with "the person" and "committee of a lunatic" with "guardian of an incompetent person" in witness competency provisions

  • Changes G.S. 14-113 terminology from "dumb, or crippled" and "physically defective" to "unable to speak" and "physically disabled" in statute addressing fraudulent disability misrepresentation

  • Directs the State Banking Commission to remove the word "lunatics" from the definition of "fiduciary" in 04 NCAC 03D .0301 at its next amendment opportunity

Legislative Description

Update Archaic Disability Terms

Last Action

Ch. SL 2011-29

4/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary Subcommittee A3/22/2011
Health Care3/8/2011

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