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STEVEN J. BRYANT - DISTRICT COURT JUDGE - 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT - NORTH CAROLINA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

6-Month Court Schedule

July 6 - July 24, 2009
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1. TEXTERS/EMAILERS BEWARE: G.S. 20-137.4A prohibits the use of a mobile telephone for e-mail or text messaging while operating a vehicle on a public street or highway or public vehicular area. The statute provides exceptions, including when the operator is lawfully parked or stopped or when voice-operated technology is used. A violation is an infraction subject to penalty of $100.00 and court costs. A violation while operating school bus is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a minimum $100.00 fine. Effective for offenses committed on or after December 1, 2009. (7/3/09)

2.UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS: I thought that those of you who handle criminal and/or DWI cases might be interested in a couple papers issued by the faculty at the UNC School of Government. The first is titled "Melendez-Diaz & the Admissibility of Forensic Laboratory Reports & Chemical Analyst Affidavits in North Carolina Post-Crawford." To access this paper, click here. The second paper is titled "Motions Procedures in Implied Consent Cases Post State v. Fowler and State v. Palmer." To read this paper, click here. (7/3/09)

3. 6-MONTH CALENDAR CHANGE: Pursuant to an order issued by Judge Davis yesterday, he and Judge Vanhook will switch court assignments for court on October 28, 2009. The change will result in Judge Davis presiding at the Graham DSS term and Judge Vanhook in Clay County for their DSS term. To read the order effecting this change, click here. (7/3/09)

4. JUDGE VANHOOK - ELECTRONIC CALENDAR CALL: Judge Danya Vanhook has indicated to that she intends to join Judge Walker and me in utilizing the Electronic Calendar Call ^© in conjunction with her civil terms of court. I have not had a chance to modify the web site to accommodate Judge Vanhook's use of the ECC yet, but hope to do so in the very near future. I will keep you posted on when that is available for her terms of court. (6/26/09)

5..NEW CONTACT INFORMATION: The Sylva law firm of Williams and Cassady have a new mailing address. You can now send correspondence to Kris and Rich at P.O. Box 28, Sylva, NC 28779. The Jackson County directory has been updated to reflect this change. (6/6/09)

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