North Carolina § 7A-300 - Expenses paid from State funds.

§ 7A-300. Expenses paid from State funds.

The operating expenses of the Judicial Department shall be paid from State funds, out of appropriations for this purpose made by the General Assembly, or from funds provided by local governments pursuant to G.S. 7A-300.1, 153A-212.1, or 160A-289.1. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall prepare budget estimates to cover these expenses, including therein the following items and such other items as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Judicial Department: Salaries, departmental expense, printing and other costs of the appellate division; Salaries and expenses of superior court judges, district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, public defenders, and assistant public defenders, and fees and expenses of counsel assigned to represent indigents under the provisions of Subchapter IX of this Chapter; Salaries, travel expenses, departmental expense, printing and other costs of the Administrative Office of the Courts; Salaries and travel expenses of district judges, magistrates, and family court counselors; Salaries and travel expenses of clerks of superior court, their assistants, deputies, and other employees, and the expenses of their offices, including supplies and materials, postage, telephone and telegraph, bonds and insurance, equipment, and other necessary items; Fees and travel expenses of jurors, and of witnesses required to be paid by the State; Compensation and allowances of court reporters; Briefs for counsel and transcripts and other records for adequate appellate review when an appeal is taken by an indigent person; Transcripts of preliminary hearings in indigency cases and, in cases in which the defendant pays for a transcript of the preliminary hearing, a copy for the district attorney; Transcript of the evidence and trial court charge furnished the district attorney when a criminal action is appealed to the appellate division; All other expenses arising out of the operations of the Judicial Department which by law are made the responsibility of the State; and Operating expenses of the Judicial Council and the Judicial Standards Commission. Repealed by Session Laws 1971, c. 377, s. 32. History (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 108, s. 9; c. 1049, s. 5; 1969, c. 1013, s. 2; 1971, c. 377, ss. 18, 21; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 503, ss. 10, 11; 2000-67, s. 15.4(c); 2010-31, s. 29.7(a).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2010-31, s. 29.7(a), effective July 1, 2010, substituted "G.S. 7A-300.1, 153A-212.1, or 160A-289.1" for "G.S. 153A-212.1 and G.S. 160A-289.1" in the introductory paragraph of subsection (a). Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 16A.1(a) and (b), effective July 1, 2015, provides: "(a) The Department of Public Safety, the Department of Justice, and the Judicial Department shall report by May 1 of each year to the chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees on Justice and Public Safety on grant funds received or preapproved for receipt by those departments. The report shall include information on the amount of grant funds received or preapproved for receipt by each department, the use of the funds, the State match expended to receive the funds, and the period to be covered by each grant. If the department intends to continue the program beyond the end of the grant period, the department shall report on the proposed method for continuing the funding of the program at the end of the grant period. Each department shall also report on any information it may have indicating that the State will be requested to provide future funding for a program presently supported by a local grant. "(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 143C-6-9, the Department of Public Safety may use up to the sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) during the 2015-2016 fiscal year and up to the sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) during the 2016-2017 fiscal year from funds available to the Department to provide the State match needed in order to receive grant funds. Prior to using funds for this purpose, the Department shall report to the chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees on Justice and Public Safety on the grants to be matched using these funds." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.' " Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.7, is a severability clause.