GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 380*

Short Title:  Clarify Juvenile Commitments.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Cooper and Allran.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I/Constitution

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March 14, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF TIME A JUVENILE MAY BE COMMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STRUCTURED SENTENCING.
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-652(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	In no event shall commitment of a delinquent juvenile be for a period of time in excess of the maximum term of imprisonment for which an adult in prior record level VI for felonies or in prior conviction level III for misdemeanors could be sentenced for the same offense. A juvenile committed only for an offense that would be a Class 3 misdemeanor if committed by an adult shall be assigned to a local detention home as defined by G.S. 7A-517(15) or a regional home as defined by G.S. 7A-517(26)."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.