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 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.	Twenty‑four months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B1 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 E 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 F 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 24 months in the case of Class B1 through Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class E felons, and less nine months in the case of Class F 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 24 months for Class B1 through Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class E felons, and less nine months for Class F through Class I felons.
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(c)	A supervisee's period of post‑release supervision shall be for a period of 24 months in the case of Class B1 through Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class E felons, and nine months in the case of Class F 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.  G.S. 15A‑1340.17 reads as rewritten:
"§ 15A‑1340.17.  Punishment limits for each class of offense and prior record level.
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(d)	Maximum Sentences Specified for Class F through Class I Felonies. – Unless provided otherwise in a statute establishing a punishment for a specific crime, for each minimum term of imprisonment in the chart in subsection (c) of this section, expressed in months, the corresponding maximum term of imprisonment, also expressed in months, is as specified in the table below for Class F through Class I felonies. The first figure in each cell in the table is the minimum term and the second is the maximum term.
3‑13       4‑14       5‑15        6‑17       7‑18       8‑19      9‑20       10‑21
11‑23    12‑24      13‑25     14‑26     15‑27     16‑29     17‑30     18‑31
19‑32    20‑33      21‑35     22‑36     23‑37     24‑38     25‑39     26‑41
27‑42    28‑43      29‑44     30‑45     31‑47     32‑48     33‑49     34‑50
35‑51    36‑53      37‑54     38‑55     39‑56     40‑57     41‑59     42‑60
43‑61    44‑62      45‑63     46‑65     47‑66     48‑67     49‑68
(d1)	Maximum Sentences Specified for Class D through Class E Felonies. – Unless provided otherwise in a statute establishing a punishment for a specific crime, for each minimum term of imprisonment in the chart in subsection (c) of this section, expressed in months, the corresponding maximum term of imprisonment, also expressed in months, is as specified in the table below for Class D through Class E felonies. The first figure in each cell of the table is the minimum term and the second is the maximum term.
15‑36	16‑38	17‑39	18‑40	19‑41	20‑42	21‑44	22‑45
23‑46	24‑47	25‑48	26‑50	27‑51	28‑52	29‑53	30‑54
31‑56	32‑57	33‑58	34‑59	35‑60	36‑62	37‑63	38‑64
39‑65	40‑66	41‑68	42‑69	43‑70	44‑71	45‑72	46‑74
47‑75	48‑76	49‑77	50‑78	51‑80	52‑81	53‑82	54‑83
55‑84	56‑86	57‑87	58‑88	59‑89	60‑90	61‑92	62‑93
63‑94	64‑95	65‑96	66‑98	67‑99	68‑100	69‑101	70‑102
71‑104	72‑105	73‑106	74‑107	75‑108	76‑110	77‑111	78‑112
79‑113	80‑114	81‑116	82‑117	83‑118	84‑119	85‑120	86‑121
87‑123	88‑124	89‑125	90‑126	91‑128	92‑129	93‑130	94‑131
95‑132	96‑134	97‑135	98‑136	99‑137	100‑138	101‑140	102‑141
103‑142	104‑143	105‑144	106‑146	107‑147	108‑148	109‑149	110‑150
111‑152	112‑153	113‑156	114‑155	115‑156	116‑158	117‑159	118‑160
119‑161	120‑162	121‑164	122‑165	123‑166	124‑167	125‑168	126‑170
127‑171	128‑172	129‑173	130‑174	131‑176	132‑177	133‑178	134‑179
135‑180	136‑182	137‑183	138‑184	139‑185	140‑186	141‑188	142‑189
143‑190	144‑191	145‑192	146‑194	147‑195	148‑196	149‑197	150‑198
151‑200	152‑201	153‑202	154‑203	155‑204	156‑206	157‑207	158‑208
159‑209	160‑210	161‑212	162‑213	163‑214	164‑215	165‑216	166‑218
167‑219	168‑220	169‑221	170‑222	171‑224	172‑225	173‑226	174‑227
175‑228	176‑230	177‑231	178‑232	179‑233	180‑234	181‑236	182‑237
183‑238	184‑239	185‑240	186‑242	187‑243	188‑244	189‑245	190‑246
191‑248	192‑249	193‑250	194‑251	195‑252	196‑254	197‑255	198‑256
199‑257	200‑258	201‑260	202‑261	203‑262	204‑263	205‑264	206‑266
207‑267	208‑268	209‑269	210‑270	211‑272	212‑273	213‑274	214‑275
215‑276	216‑278	217‑279	218‑280	219‑281	220‑282	221‑284	222‑285
223‑286	224‑287	225‑288	226‑290	227‑291	228‑292	229‑293	230‑294
231‑296	232‑297.
(e)	Maximum Sentences Specified for Class B1 through Class C Felonies for Minimum Terms up to 339 Months. Unless provided otherwise in a statute establishing a punishment for a specific crime, for each minimum term of imprisonment in the chart in subsection (c) of this section, expressed in months, the corresponding maximum term of imprisonment, also expressed in months, is as specified in the table below for Class B1 through Class C felonies. The first figure in each cell of the table is the minimum term and the second is the maximum term.

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

							

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(e1)	Maximum Sentences Specified for Class B1 through Class C Felonies for Minimum Terms of 340 Months or More. – Unless provided otherwise in a statute establishing a punishment for a specific crime, when the minimum sentence is 340 months or more, the corresponding maximum term of imprisonment shall be equal to the sum of the minimum term of imprisonment and twenty percent (20%) of the minimum term of imprisonment, rounded to the next highest month, plus 24 additional months.
(f)	Maximum Sentences Specified for Class B1 Through Class E Sex Offenses. – Unless provided otherwise in a statute establishing a punishment for a specific crime, for offenders sentenced for a Class B1 through E felony that is a reportable conviction subject to the registration requirement of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, the maximum term of imprisonment shall be equal to the sum of the minimum term of imprisonment and twenty percent (20%) of the minimum term of imprisonment, rounded to the next highest month, plus 60 additional months."
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.