GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 575
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Short Title: The Hunter Robinson Act. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Carson Smith, Biggs, N. Jackson, and Greene (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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Referred to: |
Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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April 1, 2025
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to revise the laws governing post‑release supervision of criminal offenders.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 15A‑1368(a)(5) reads as rewritten:
"(5) 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.the
following:
a. Sixty months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B1 through Class E felonies for which the sentence was established pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.17(f).
b. Thirty‑six months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B through Class C felonies not otherwise covered under sub‑subdivision a. of this subdivision.
c. Eighteen months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class D through Class F felonies not otherwise covered under sub‑subdivision a. of this subdivision.
d. Nine months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class G through Class I felonies."
SECTION 2. G.S. 15A‑1368.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A‑1368.2. Post‑release supervision eligibility and procedure.
(a) Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, a prisoner to whom this Article applies shall be
released from prison for post‑release supervision on the date equivalent
to his maximum imposed prison term less 12 36 months in the case
of Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 months in the case of
Class D through Class F felons, and less nine months in the case of Class F
G through Class I felons, less any earned time awarded by the
Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction or the custodian of a
local confinement facility under G.S. 15A‑1340.13(d). A prisoner
whose maximum sentence is established pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.17(f)
shall be released from prison for post‑release supervision on the date
equivalent to his or her maximum imposed prison term less 60 months, less any
earned time awarded by the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult
Correction or the custodian of a local confinement facility under G.S. 15A‑1340.13(d).
If a prisoner has not been awarded any earned time, the prisoner shall be released
for post‑release supervision on the date equivalent to his maximum prison
term less 12 36 months for Class B1 through E felons Class
C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class F felons, and less
nine months for Class F G through Class I felons.
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(c) A supervisee's period of
post‑release supervision shall be for a period of 12 36 months
in the case of Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 months in
the case of Class D through Class F felons, and nine months in the case of
Class F G through Class I felons, unless the offense is an
offense for which registration is required pursuant to Article 27A of Chapter
14 of the General Statutes. For offenses subject to the registration
requirement of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, the period of
post‑release supervision is five years. The conditions of post‑release
supervision are as authorized in G.S. 15A‑1368.4.
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SECTION 3. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.