GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION
CHAPTER 228
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 143-295(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Any claims except
claims of minors pending or hereafter filed against the various departments,
institutions and agencies of the State may be settled upon agreement between
the claimant and the Attorney General for an amount not in excess of ten twenty-five
thousand dollars ($10,000) ($25,000), without the approval of
the Industrial Commission. The Attorney General may also make settlements by agreement
for claims in excess of ten twenty-five thousand dollars ($10,000)
($25,000) and claims of infants or persons non sui juris, provided
such claims have been subject to review and approval by the Industrial
Commission."
Sec. 2. G.S. 143-295(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) In settlements under ten
twenty-five thousand dollars ($10,000) ($25,000),
agreed upon between the Attorney General and the claimant, the filing of an
affidavit as set forth in G.S. 143-297 shall not be required."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of June, 1989.