AN ACT to restrict the imposition of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release when a defendant is charged with only a class 3 MISDEMEANOR.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑534 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

(d4)    When conditions of pretrial release are being determined for a defendant charged only with one or more offenses punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor, a judicial official shall not impose condition (4) of subsection (a) of this section as a condition of pretrial release.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2023, and applies to conditions of pretrial release imposed on or after that date.