NC H96

Creates new expedited legal process allowing property owners to remove unauthorized occupants from residential property, with sheriff service within 24 hours and magistrate hearing within 48 hours of service

Requires unauthorized persons to vacate within 4 hours of court order; failure to comply constitutes criminal trespass

Appeals require a minimum $10,000 bond, which may be set higher based on estimated rent and potential damages during the appeal period

Grants immunity to law enforcement and magistrates for actions taken in good faith under the process; limits wrongful removal damages to actual damages only (no punitive, treble, or emotional distress damages)

Preempts local governments from enacting ordinances that prohibit pet shop animal sales or impose requirements beyond state law; grants Board of Agriculture exclusive regulatory authority over pet shops