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The Daily Bulletin: 2021-02-17
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 101 (2021-2022) ADOPT HAYWOOD CO. AS ELK CAPITAL OF NC. Filed Feb 17 2G2\, AN ACT ADOPTING HAYWOOD
COUNTY AS THE ELK CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Includes whereas clause. Enacts new GS 145-52 adopting Haywood County as the State's official elk capital.
Intro, by Pless, Clampitt. Haywood, GS 145
View summary Animals, Government, Cultural Resources and Museums
H 102 (2021-2022) CLARIFY CAUSE OF DEATH. Filed Feb 17 2021. AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE CAUSE OF DEATH LISTED IN A
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT AND TO BRING REPORTING IN LINE WITH CHANGES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE.
Amends GS 130A-383 to specify a county medical examiner's jurisdiction includes the death of any person resulting from
motor vehicle crash in their respective county. Such jurisdiction requires that the appropriate medical examiner be notified by a
physician in attendance, hospital employee, law-enforcement officer, funeral home employee, emergency medical technician,
relative, or any other person having suspicion of such a death, and that the body not be disturbed at the scene of death until
authorized by the appropriate medical examiner, with a limited exception for law enforcement as specified in existing law.
Amends GS 1 30A-385 to include death by motor vehicle crash as an external cause of death to be included on the certificate of
death completed by the medical examiner, if appropriate. Makes clarifying changes.
Applies to all deaths occurring on or after October 1 . 202 1 .
Intro, by Clampitt, Pless, Greene. GS 130A
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Health and Human Services, Health, Health Care Facilities
and Providers, Public Health
H 1 03 (202 1 -2022) AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS. Filed Feb 1 7 202 1 , AN ACT TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
CERTAIN AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING CONSUMER CONTRACTS.
Makes the following modifications to the required disclosures regarding any contract for products or services sold, leased, or
offered to a consumer which automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the contract, set out in GS 75-41 . Currently
state law requires the contract to disclose clearly and conspicuously the renewal clause, how to cancel the contract, and the
contract terms that change upon automatic renewal. Now requires the provision of a disclosure statement that clearly and
conspicuously provides notice: ( 1 ) that the contract will be automatically renewed if the consumer agrees to the contract; (2)
the length of the initial term and the length of the renewal period(s); (3) the amount to be charged for the initial tenn and the
amount to be charged for any renewal term; (4) a list and explanation of any contract terms that will change upon renewal; and
(5) an email address, mailing address, toll-free phone number, or other cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use mechanism that
the consumer can use to terminate the automatic renewal. Adds a new requirement for the person engaged in commerce to
obtain the consumer's affirmative consent before charging the consumer for an automatic renewal. Additionally, for any
automatic renewal of 1 2 months or more (was, for those exceeding 60 days), requires the provision of notice to the consumer
by personal delivery, email, first-class mail, or other fonn of notice agreed by the consumer, at least 15 days but no earlier than
60 days (was. no earlier than 45 days) before the date the contract is to be automatically renewed, notifying the consumer of
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