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2009 District Court Fall Case & Legislative Update Webinar
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March 20, 2009
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Overview for Local Health Directors
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September 18, 2009
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Overview for Local Government Attorneys
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November 19, 2009
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Overview of Delinquency Court in North Carolina

"Overview of Delinquency Court in North Carolina" was presented by Janet Mason, Gladys Hall Coates Professor of Public Law and Government, at the 2010 New Juvenile Defender Training. This session presents a primer on juvenile delinquency proceedings. It includes a discussion of the history of juvenile court in North...

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January 21, 2010
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Enforcement Strategies
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September 1, 2010
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Basics of Driving While Impaired: Elements, Sentencing, and Motions Practice

"Basics of Driving While Impaired: Elements, Sentencing, and Motions Practice" was presented by Shea Denning, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government at the UNC School of Government. This session is geared toward attorneys who handle criminal cases in district court. Recorded at the School of Government in 2008.

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September 22, 2010
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Local Authority to Regulate Smoking in Public Places
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February 12, 2011
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2011 Criminal Law "Lunchinar" Series, Part III: Race & the Criminal Justice System

"Race and the Criminal Justice System" provides an overview of racial inequality in North Carolina's history and criminal justice system. The discussion focuses on key court decisions and legislation, including the Racial Justice Act. Additional topics include under-representation of African Americans in jury composition and the role that race...

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March 1, 2011
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Bankruptcy and Property Tax Collection Webinar

This webinar was originally held on September 1, 2011. Bankruptcy proceedings can present major challenges to local tax collectors. Listen to a panel of expert practitioners that will teach you how to navigate a bankruptcy filing and to maximize your government's opportunity to collect its outstanding taxes.

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September 5, 2011
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The Levy and Sale Remedy for Tax Collection Webinar

Learn from a panel of expert practitioners about how to best use the levy and sale remedy for the collection of property taxes, privilege license taxes, and other local taxes. This interactive webinar originally held on January 26, 2012 allowed the audience to get answers to their questions about this process from experienced tax collectors...

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January 29, 2012
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Public Records Law: General Topics & Overview Webinar

This introductory webinar provides an overview of public records laws and a review of key exceptions to the right of access. We will also include a special focus on electronic records and the issues regarding "metadata," and present a framework for responding to public records requests. Local government elected officials, attorneys, managers,...

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March 28, 2012
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Sentencing in Superior Court (2012)

"Sentencing in Superior Court" was presented by Jamie Markham, Assistant Professor at the UNC School of Government, at the 2012 New Felony Defender Training. This session informs attorneys of changes to criminal sentencing and corrections in North Carolina under the 2011 Justice Reinvestment Act and assists them in navigating the felony...

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April 16, 2012
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Public Records Law: Records Retention Webinar

Do you know which records you can destroy and which ones you are required to keep? How transparent would government be if there were no rules about records retention? Public agencies in North Carolina are required to keep certain records and may destroy others. The State Office of Archives and History (within the Department of Cultural...

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April 23, 2012
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Justice Reinvestment Act Primer
"Justice Reinvestment Act Primer" introduces the changes to sentencing and probation law made by the 2011 Justice Reinvestment Act. Jamie Markham, Assistant Professor at the UNC School of Government, provides answers to the following questions: What is advanced supervised release and who is eligible for it? Which offenders will get post-release...
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May 9, 2012
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NC Public Health Systems Research Webinar On-Demand

North Carolina counties are required to provide public health services in their communities but they are allowed to choose how they deliver those services. Will they operate a single county health department? Join forces with another county to create a district health department? Establish a public health authority? Consolidate public health...

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May 18, 2012
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Public Records Law: Personnel Records Webinar

Most of the information in the personnel file of a city, county, state or other governmental employee is confidential and the records are not available for public inspection. But that short statement masks a web of complexity. The personnel records statutes do make some information public and it has always been tricky to figure out what...

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June 4, 2012
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Public Records Law: Finance, Tax, Economic Development & Contracting Webinar

This webinar provides something for just about everyone in local government -- how our state's public records laws apply to local government finance, tax, economic development, and public contracting. When are bids open to public inspection? Can the public see documents related to a major economic development project or incentive agreement? Are...

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June 27, 2012
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Public Records Law: Attorney-Client Communications Webinar

Does the public records law apply to attorney-client communications? When is a local government permitted to close its meetings to discuss matters with its attorney? Do closed session minutes involving attorney-client issues ever become public? What kinds of records are included in the "work product" exception to the public records law? This...

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August 21, 2012
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NC Local Public Health and Human Services: What Might New Legislation Mean for Your County?

Recently enacted legislation gave county commissioners new options for organizing and governing county human services agencies. Under the new law, a board of county commissioners may assume the powers and duties of its local human services boards, create a consolidated human services agency, or take both actions--form a consolidated human...

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August 31, 2012
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Probation Violations

"Probation Violations" provides an introduction to defending probation violation cases and includes a discussion on hearing procedures, potential outcomes, and defenses. The presentation also highlights changes to probation law under the Justice Reinvestment Act (S.L. 2011-192). UNC School of Government Assistant Professor Jamie Markham...

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September 22, 2012
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