GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 177

HOUSE BILL 442

 

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS' AUTHORITY REGARDING FINGERPRINTS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 84-24 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph after the fifth unnumbered paragraph to read as follows:

"All applicants for admission to the bar shall be fingerprinted to determine whether the applicant has a record of criminal conviction in this State or in any other state or jurisdiction. The information obtained as a result of the fingerprinting of an applicant shall be limited to the official use of the Board of Law Examiners in determining the character and general fitness of the applicant."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of April, 1983.