H620

Modifies provisions affecting North Carolina courts and the Administrative Office of the Courts.

This bill modifies provisions affecting the courts of North Carolina and the Administrative Office of the Courts. It includes changes to the criteria for juvenile custody, the procedures for the suspension, removal, or reinstatement of clerks, and the requirements for the disbursement of expenses to personnel of the Judicial Department. It also modifies provisions related to guardianship for incompetent persons, the establishment of local judicially managed accountability and recovery courts, and the duties of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts.