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NC S248
Bill
AI Summary
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Replaces outdated terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout North Carolina General Statutes, changing "infant, lunatic, or insolvent" to "minor, an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"
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Updates G.S. 1-255 to use modern language in declarations of rights regarding estate administration and trust matters
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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
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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
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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