North Carolina § 14-208 - 8. Prerelease notification.

§ 14-208. 8. Prerelease notification.

At least 10 days, but not earlier than 30 days, before a person who will be subject to registration under this Article is due to be released from a penal institution, an official of the penal institution shall do all of the following: Inform the person of the person's duty to register under this Article and require the person to sign a written statement that the person was so informed or, if the person refuses to sign the statement, certify that the person was so informed. Obtain the registration information required under G.S. 14-208.7(b)(1), (2), (5), (6), and (7), as well as the address where the person expects to reside upon the person's release. Send the Department of Public Safety and the sheriff of the county in which the person expects to reside the information collected in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection. If a person who is subject to registration under this Article does not receive an active term of imprisonment, the court pronouncing sentence shall conduct, at the time of sentencing, the notification procedures specified in subsection (a) of this section. History (1995, c. 545, s. 1; 1997-516, s. 1; 2002-147, s. 18; 2008-220, s. 3; 2014-100, s. 17.1(r).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2008-220, s. 12, provides: "Sections 10 and 12 of this act are effective when they become law. Section 11 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2008. The provision in Section 1 of this act amending G.S. 14-208.6(5) becomes effective December 1, 2008, and applies to all persons convicted on or after that date, and to all persons released from a penal institution on or after that date. The remainder of this act becomes effective May 1, 2009, and applies to persons who are required to be registered under Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes on or after that date. The requirements related to online identifiers apply to persons whose initial registration under Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes occurs on or after May 1, 2009, and to persons who are registered under Article 27 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes prior to May 1, 2009, and continue to be registered on May 1, 2009. However, any person registered under Article 27 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes prior to May 1, 2009, and continuing to be registered on May 1, 2009, shall not be in violation of the online identifier requirements if they provide the required information at the first verification of information that occurs on or after May 1, 2009." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2008-220, s. 3, effective May 1, 2009, inserted "do all of the following" in the introductory paragraph in subsection (a); inserted "and (7)" in subdivision (a)(2); made minor grammatical changes. For applicability, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(r), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Department of Public Safety" for "Division" in subdivision (a)(3). Legal Periodicals. - For article, "North Carolina v. Bryant: Paving the Way for a Comprehensive National Sex Offender Registry," see 30 N.C. Cent. L. Rev. 75 (2007).