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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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(1) Recodified as subd. (3b) by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
(2) Recodified as subd. (3a) by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
(2a) “Director” means the Director of Indigent Defense Services.
(3) Repealed by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
(3a) “Sentencing plan” means a plan presented in writing to the sentencing judge which provides a detailed assessment and description of the offender's background, including available information about past criminal activity, a matching of the specific offender's needs with available resources, and, if appropriate, the program's recommendations regarding an intermediate sentence.
(3b) “Sentencing services program” means an agency or State-run office within the superior court district which shall (i) prepare sentencing plans; (ii) arrange or contract with public and private agencies for necessary services for offenders; and (iii) assist offenders in initially obtaining services ordered as part of a sentence entered pursuant to a sentencing plan, if the assistance is not available otherwise.
(4) Repealed by Laws 1991, c. 566, § 4, eff. July 1, 1991.
(4a) “Superior court district” means a superior court district established by G.S. 7A-41 for those districts consisting of one or more entire counties, and otherwise means the applicable set of districts as that term is defined in G.S. 7A-41.1.
(5) Repealed by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. Judicial Department § 7A-771. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-7a-judicial-department/nc-gen-st-sect-7a-771/
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