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North Carolina legislator supports bill requiring alcohol monitoring; Department of Social Services agencies remain silent.


Advocates in North Carolina are pushing for a proposed bill amendment that would explicitly approve the use of alcohol-monitoring bracelets by judges in juvenile court. State Rep. Mike Clampitt supports the legislation and plans to bring it to the attention of the House Standing Committee on Families, Children and Aging Policy. The proposed legislation aims to address the gap in the law that currently prevents social services agencies from using court-ordered alcohol-monitoring bracelets.

The bill amendment is largely supported by Mothers Against Drunk Driving advocate Ellen Pitt and other members of the Western NC DWI Task Force. The legislation borrows language from the state’s general statutes and would add it to the juvenile code, Chapter 7B. The bill requires individuals involved in juvenile court cases to abstain from consuming alcohol and submit to continuous alcohol monitoring as part of their treatment plan.

While the proposed bill is gaining early support from legislators, it remains unclear whether the Department of Health and Human Services, which houses DSS agencies, will support it. Sharnese Ransome, executive director of the NC Association of County Departments of Social Services, expressed unfamiliarity with the proposed legislation. However, Pitt remains optimistic that DSS agencies will eventually support the bill.

The legislation is expected to attract broad bipartisan support and could potentially have a significant impact on how alcohol-related offenses are addressed in juvenile court cases.

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