North Carolina § 7B-2517 - Transfer authority of Governor.

§ 7B-2517. Transfer authority of Governor.

The Governor may order transfer of any person less than 18 years of age from any jail or penal facility of the State to one of the residential facilities operated by the Division in appropriate circumstances, provided the Governor shall consult with the Division concerning the feasibility of the transfer in terms of available space, staff, and suitability of program. When an inmate, committed to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, is transferred by the Governor to a residential program operated by the Division, the Division may release the juvenile based on the needs of the juvenile and the best interests of the State. Transfer shall not divest the probation or parole officer of the officer's responsibility to supervise the inmate on release. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-202, s. 6; 2000-137, s. 3; 2011-145, ss. 19.1(h), ( l ); 2017-186, s. 2( l ).) Editor's Note. - This section was originally enacted by Session Laws 1998-202, s. 6, as G.S. 7B-2516 and was recodified as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(h) and ( l ), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Division of Adult Correction of the Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Correction" in the first sentence of the second paragraph, and substituted "Division" for "Department" throughout. Session Laws 2017-186, s. 2( l ), effective December 1, 2017, inserted "and Juvenile Justice" in the first sentence of the second paragraph.