Bill Summary: HB 817 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

• Enacts Chapter 35B of the North Carolina General Statutes to establish clear jurisdictional rules for guardianship and protective proceedings involving adults across multiple states.

• Establishes exclusive jurisdiction based on the respondent's "home state" (where they were physically present for at least 6 consecutive months before filing) or "significant-connection state" under specific conditions, with limited emergency exceptions.

• Allows courts to communicate and cooperate across state lines to conduct hearings, obtain evidence, and issue necessary orders related to incompetency and guardianship proceedings.

• Creates procedures for transferring guardianships between states, including provisional orders and requirements that the receiving state issue a final order accepting the transfer.

• Permits guardians appointed in other states to register their orders in North Carolina to exercise their powers, including maintaining actions and proceedings in the state.

• Becomes effective December 1, 2016, and applies to multistate proceedings initiated on or after that date.