HB 182 — Revise Law Permanent Protective Order/Child Abuse.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 182 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/4/25 Short Title:

Rev.Revise Laws on Domestic & Child Abuse.

Law Perm.

Protect Order/Child Abuse.

Representatives Blackwell, K.

Hall, Stevens, and Schietzelt (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW A JUDGE TO ISSUE A PERMANENT NO CONTACT ORDER AGAINST A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF CERTAIN VIOLENT OFFENSES AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS FELONY CHILD ABUSE FOR ANY PERSON PROVIDING CARE TO OR SUPERVISION OF A CHILD LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO COMMIT OR ALLOW THE COMMISSION OF A SEXUAL ACT UPON THE CHILD.

convicted,withconvicted, or with the victim's immediatefamily,immediate orboth.family.

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If the judge determines that reasonable grounds exist for the victim victim, the victim's immediate family, or both to fear any future contact with the defendant, the judge shall issue the permanent no contact order.

issued.

If any member of the victim's immediate family is included in the permanent no contact order, they must be specifically identified.

(f) The court may grant one or more of the following forms of relief in a permanent no contact order under this Article:

(1) Order the defendant not to threaten, visit, assault, molest, or otherwise interfere with the victim.victim, the victim's immediate family, or both.

(2) Order the defendant not to follow the victim, the victim's immediate family, or both, including at the victim's each individual's workplace.

(3) Order the defendant not to harass the victim.victim, the victim's immediate family, or both.

(4) Order the defendant not to abuse or injure the victim.victim, the victim's immediate family, or both.

(5) Order the defendant not to contact the victim victim, the victim's immediate family, or both by telephone, written communication, or electronic means.

(6) Order the defendant to refrain from entering or remaining present at the victim's residence, school, place of employment, school, or place of employment of the victim, the victim's immediate family, or both, or other specified places at times when the victim victim, the victim's immediate family, or both are present.

(7) Order other relief deemed necessary and appropriate by the court.

… (h) At any time after the issuance of the order, the State, at the request of the victim, or the defendant may make a motion to rescind or modify the permanent no contact order.

If the court determines that reasonable grounds for the victim victim, the victim's immediate family, or both to fearanyfuturecontact with thedefendant nolongerexist,thecourtmayrescind ormodify the permanent no contact order.

Page 2 House Bill 182-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a2) Any A parent or legal guardian of any other person providing care to or supervision of a child less than 16 years of age who commits or allows the commission of any sexual act upon the child is guilty of a Class D felony.

Page 2 House Bill 182-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (d) The following definitions apply in this section:

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