2013 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act.
Article 81B - Structured Sentencing of Persons Convicted of Crimes.
Section 15A-1340.19D - 19D. Incidents of parole.
15A-1340.19D. Incidents of parole.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a defendant sentenced to life imprisonment with parole shall be subject to the conditions and procedures set forth in Article 85 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes, including the notification requirement in G.S. 15A-1371(b)(3).
(b) The term of parole for a person released from imprisonment from a sentence of life imprisonment with parole shall be five years and may not be terminated earlier by the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission.
(c) A defendant sentenced to life imprisonment with parole who is paroled, and then violates a condition of parole and is returned to prison to serve the life sentence, shall not be eligible for parole for five years from the date of the return to confinement.
(d) Life imprisonment with parole under this Part means that unless the defendant receives parole, the defendant shall remain imprisoned for the defendant's natural life. (2012-148, s. 1.)
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