§ 14-208.8. Prerelease notification. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 14‑208.8.  Prereleasenotification.

(a)        At least 10 days,but not earlier than 30 days, before a person who will be subject toregistration under this Article is due to be released from a penal institution,an official of the penal institution shall do all of the following:

(1)        Inform the person ofthe person's duty to register under this Article and require the person to signa written statement that the person was so informed or, if the person refusesto sign the statement, certify that the person was so informed.

(2)        Obtain theregistration 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 uponthe person's release.

(3)        Send the Divisionand the sheriff of the county in which the person expects to reside theinformation collected in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(b)        If a person who issubject to registration under this Article does not receive an active term ofimprisonment, the court pronouncing sentence shall conduct, at the time ofsentencing, the notification procedures specified in subsection (a) of thissection.  (1995,c. 545, s. 1; 1997‑516, s. 1; 2002‑147, s. 18; 2008‑220, s.3.)