North Carolina § 15A-1368 - Definitions and administration.

§ 15A-1368. Definitions and administration.

The following words have the listed meaning in this Article: Post-release supervision or supervision. - The time for which a sentenced prisoner is released from prison before the termination of his maximum prison term, controlled by the rules and conditions of this Article. Purposes of post-release supervision include all or any of the following: to monitor and control the prisoner in the community, to assist the prisoner in reintegrating into society, to collect restitution and other court indebtedness from the prisoner, and to continue the prisoner's treatment or education. Supervisee. - A person released from incarceration and in the custody of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety and Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission on post-release supervision. Commission. - The Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, whose general authority is described in G.S. 143B-720. Minimum imposed term. - The minimum term of imprisonment imposed on an individual prisoner by a court judgment, as described in G.S. 15A-1340.13(c). When a prisoner is serving consecutive imprisonment terms, the minimum imposed term, for purposes of this Article, is the sum of all minimum terms imposed in the court judgment. Maximum imposed term. - The maximum term of imprisonment imposed on an individual prisoner by a court judgment, as described in G.S. 15A-1340.13(c). When a prisoner is serving consecutive prison terms, the maximum imposed term, for purposes of this Article, is the sum of all maximum terms imposed in the court judgment or judgments, less 12 months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B through Class E felonies, or less 60 months for each second or subsequent Class B1 through E felony for which the sentence was established pursuant to G.S. 15A-1340.17(f), and less nine months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class F through Class I felonies. Administration. - The Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, as authorized in Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, shall administer post-release supervision as provided in this Article. History (1993, c. 538, s. 20.1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, ss. 24, 25; c. 24, s. 14(b); 1997-237, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2011-192, s. 2(h); 2011-307, s. 4; 2017-186, s. 2(uuu).) Editor's Note. - The number of this section was assigned by the Revisor of Statutes, the number in Session Laws 1993, c. 538, s. 20.1 having been G.S. 15A-1370.1 . Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Division of Adult Correction of the Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Correction" in subdivision (a)(2). Session Laws 2011-192, s. 2(h), effective December 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, in the last sentence of subdivision (a)(5), substituted "12 months" for "nine months" and added "and less nine months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class F through Class I felonies." Session Laws 2011-307, s. 4, effective December 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, added "or less 60 months for each second or subsequent Class B1 through E felony for which the sentence was established pursuant to G.S. 15A-1340.17(f) " in subdivision (a)(5). Session Laws 2017-186, s. 2(uuu), effective December 1, 2017, inserted "and Juvenile Justice" in subdivision (a)(2).