North Carolina § 14-208 - 41. Enrollment in satellite-based monitoring programs mandatory; length of enrollment.
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§ 14-208. 41. Enrollment in satellite-based monitoring programs mandatory; length of enrollment.
Any person described by G.S. 14-208.40(a)(1) shall enroll in a satellite-based monitoring program with the Section of Community Corrections of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice office in the county where the person resides. The person shall remain enrolled in the satellite-based monitoring program for the registration period imposed under G.S. 14-208.23 which is the person's life, unless the requirement to enroll in the satellite-based monitoring program is terminated pursuant to G.S. 14-208.43. Any person described by G.S. 14-208.40(a)(2) who is ordered by the court pursuant to G.S. 14-208.40A or G.S. 14-208.40B to enroll in a satellite-based monitoring program shall do so with the Section of Community Corrections of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice office in the county where the person resides. The person shall remain enrolled in the satellite-based monitoring program for the period of time ordered by the court. Any person described by G.S. 14-208.40(a)(3), upon completion of active punishment, shall enroll in a satellite-based monitoring program with the Section of Community Corrections of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice office in the county where the person resides. The person shall enroll in the satellite-based monitoring program for the entire period of post-release supervision and shall remain enrolled in the satellite-based monitoring program for the person's life, unless the requirement to enroll in the satellite-based monitoring program is terminated pursuant to G.S. 14-208.43. History (2006-247, s. 15(a); 2007-213, s. 13; 2007-484, s. 42(b); 2008-117, s. 17; 2008-187, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 19.1(k); 2017-186, s. 2(x).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2006-247, s. 15(a), enacted this section as G.S. 14-208.34. It was recodified as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2006-247, s. 15(l), provides: "Unless otherwise provided in the section, this section is effective when it becomes law [August 16, 2006] and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. This section also applies to any person sentenced to intermediate punishment on or after that date and to any person released from prison by parole or post-release supervision on or after that date. This section also applies to any person who completes his or her sentence on or after the effective date of this section who is not on post-release supervision or parole. However, the requirement to enroll in a satellite-based program is not mandatory until January 1, 2007, when the program is established." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-213, s. 13, as amended by Session Laws 2007-484, s. 42(b), effective December 1, 2007, substituted "G.S. 14-208.43" for "G.S. 14-208.42" in subsection (a); in subsection (b), inserted "pursuant to G.S. 14-208.40 A or required by the Department pursuant to G.S. 14-208.40 B" near the beginning and added "or the period of time specified by the Department" at the end. Session Laws 2008-117, s. 17, effective December 1, 2008, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, added subsection (c). Session Laws 2008-187, s. 5, effective August 7, 2008, in subsection (b), deleted "required by the Department pursuant to" preceding "G.S. 14 208.40B" and deleted "or the period of time specified by the Department" at the end. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(k), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Section of Community Corrections of the Division of Adult Correction" for "Division of Community Corrections." Session Laws 2017-186, s. 2(x), effective December 1, 2017, inserted "and Juvenile Justice" throughout the section.
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