North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act § 15A-1382. Reports of disposition; fingerprints

(a) When the defendant is fingerprinted pursuant to G.S. 15A-502 prior to the disposition of the case, a report of the disposition of the charges shall be made to the State Bureau of Investigation on a form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation within 60 days following disposition.

(b) When a defendant is found guilty of any felony, regardless of the class of felony, a report of the disposition of the charges shall be made to the State Bureau of Investigation on a form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation within 60 days following disposition. If a convicted felon was not fingerprinted pursuant to G.S. 15A-502 prior to the disposition of the case, his fingerprints shall be taken and submitted to the State Bureau of Investigation along with the report of the disposition of the charges on forms supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation.

(c) In lieu of the form described in this section, the report of the disposition may be made by electronic transmission from the courts' record-keeping applications to the State Bureau of Investigation in any format mutually agreed upon by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Administrative Office of the Courts.