2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 14-208.11. Failure to register; falsification of verification notice; failure to return verification form; order for arrest.

§ 14‑208.11.  Failure to register; falsification of verification notice; failure to return verification form; order for arrest.

(a)       A person required by this Article to register who does any of the following is guilty of a Class F felony:

(1)       Fails to register.

(2)       Fails to notify the last registering sheriff of a change of address.

(3)       Fails to return a verification notice as required under G.S. 14‑208.9A.

(4)       Forges or submits under false pretenses the information or verification notices required under this Article.

(5)       Fails to inform the registering sheriff of enrollment or termination of enrollment as a student.

(6)       Fails to inform the registering sheriff of employment at an institution of higher education or termination of employment at an institution of higher education.

(a1)     If a person commits a violation of subsection (a) of this section, the probation officer, parole officer, or any other law enforcement officer who is aware of the violation shall immediately arrest the person in accordance with G.S. 15A‑401, or seek an order for the person's arrest in accordance with G.S. 15A‑305.

(b)       Before a person convicted of a violation of this Article is due to be released from a penal institution, an official of the penal institution shall conduct the prerelease notification procedures specified under G.S. 14‑208.8(a)(2) and (3). If upon a conviction for a violation of this Article, no active term of imprisonment is imposed, the court pronouncing sentence shall, at the time of sentencing, conduct the notification procedures specified under G.S. 14‑208.8(a)(2) and (3). (1995, c. 545, s. 1; 1997‑516, s. 1; 2002‑147, s. 20.)