§ 14-208. Punishment; probation; parole. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑208.  Punishment; probation; parole.

Any person who shall be deemedguilty in the first degree, as set forth in G.S. 14‑207, shall be guiltyof a Class 1 misdemeanor:  Provided, that in case of a commitment to areformatory institution, the commitment shall be made for an indeterminateperiod of time of not less than one nor more than three years in duration, andthe board of managers or directors of the reformatory institution shall haveauthority to discharge or to place on parole any person so committed after theservice of the minimum term or any part thereof, and to require the return tosaid institution for the balance of the maximum term of any person who shallviolate the terms or conditions of the parole.

Notwithstanding the previousparagraph, any person who shall be deemed guilty in the first degree, as setforth in G.S. 14‑207, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.  Thisparagraph applies only in cities with a population of 300,000 or over,according to the most recent decennial federal census, but shall only apply ina city within that class if the city has adopted an ordinance to that effect,which ordinance makes a finding that prostitution is a serious problem withinthe city.

Any person who shall be deemedguilty in the second degree, as set forth in G.S. 14‑207, shall be guiltyof a Class 1 misdemeanor:  Provided, that the defendant may be placed onprobation in the care of a probation officer designated by law, or theretoforeappointed by the court.

Probation or parole shall begranted or ordered in the case of a person infected with venereal disease onlyon such terms and conditions as shall insure medical treatment therefor andprevent the spread thereof, and the court may order any convicted defendant tobe examined for venereal disease.

No girl or woman who shall beconvicted under this Article shall be placed on probation or on parole in thecare or charge of any person except a woman probation officer. (1919,c. 215, s. 5; C.S., s. 4362; 1921, c. 101; 1981, c. 969, ss. 1, 2; 1993, c.539, s. 134; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)