GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 575
Short Title: The Hunter Robinson Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Carson Smith, Biggs, N. Jackson, and Greene (Primary
Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 1, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAWS GOVERNING POST -RELEASE SUPERVISION OF 2
CRIMINAL OFFENDERS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 15A-1368(a)(5) reads as rewritten: 5
"(5) Maximum imposed term. – The maximum term of imprisonment imposed on 6
an individual prisoner by a court judgment, as described in 7
G.S. 15A-1340.13(c). When a prisoner is serving consecutive prison terms, 8
the maximum imposed term, for purposes of this Article, is the sum of all 9
maximum terms imposed in the court judgment or judgments, less 12 months 10
for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B through 11
Class E felonies, or less 60 months for each second or subsequent Class B1 12
through E felony for which the sentence was established pursuant to 13
G.S. 15A-1340.17(f), and less nine months for each of the second and 14
subsequent sentences imposed for Class F through Class I felonies.the 15
following: 16
a. Sixty months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed 17
for Class B1 through Class E felonies for which the sentence was 18
established pursuant to G.S. 15A-1340.17(f). 19
b. Thirty-six months for each of the second and subsequent sentences 20
imposed for Class B through Class C felonies not otherwise covered 21
under sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision. 22
c. Eighteen months for each of the second and subsequent sentences 23
imposed for Class D through Class F felonies not otherwise covered 24
under sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision. 25
d. Nine months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed 26
for Class G through Class I felonies." 27
SECTION 2. G.S. 15A-1368.2 reads as rewritten: 28
"§ 15A-1368.2. Post-release supervision eligibility and procedure. 29
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a prisoner to whom this Article 30
applies shall be released from prison for post-release supervision on the date equivalent to his 31
maximum imposed prison term less 12 36 months in the case of Class B1 through E felons Class 32
C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class F felons, and less nine months in the 33
case of Class F G through Class I felons, less any earned time awarded by the Division of Prisons 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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of the Department of Adult Correction or the custodian of a local confinement facility under 1
G.S. 15A-1340.13(d). A prisoner whose maximum sentence is established pursuant to 2
G.S. 15A-1340.17(f) shall be released from prison for post-release supervision on the date 3
equivalent to his or her maximum imposed prison term less 60 months, less any earned time 4
awarded by the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction or the custodian of a 5
local confinement facility under G.S. 15A-1340.13(d). If a prisoner has not been awarded any 6
earned time, the prisoner shall be released for post-release supervision on the date equivalent to 7
his maximum prison term less 12 36 months for Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 8
months in the case of Class D through Class F felons, and less nine months for Class F G through 9
Class I felons. 10
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(c) A supervisee's period of post-release supervision shall be for a period of 12 36 months 12
in the case of Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through 13
Class F felons, and nine months in the case of Class F G through Class I felons, unless the offense 14
is an offense for which registration is required pursuant to Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the 15
General Statutes. For offenses subject to the registration requirement of Article 27A of Chapter 16
14 of the General Statutes, the period of post-release supervision is five years. The conditions of 17
post-release supervision are as authorized in G.S. 15A-1368.4. 18
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SECTION 3. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 20
committed on or after that date. 21