North Carolina General Statutes 15A-1382. Reports of disposition; fingerprints
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 15A-1382
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- disposition: means any action which results in termination or indeterminate suspension of the prosecution of a criminal charge. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-1381
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, Internet, or similar capabilities. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-101.1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) When the defendant is fingerprinted pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-502 prior to the disposition of the case, a report of the disposition of the charges shall be made to the State Bureau of Investigation on a form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation within 60 days following disposition.
(b) When a defendant is found guilty of any felony, regardless of the class of felony, a report of the disposition of the charges shall be made to the State Bureau of Investigation on a form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation within 60 days following disposition. If a convicted felon was not fingerprinted pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-502 prior to the disposition of the case, his fingerprints shall be taken and submitted to the State Bureau of Investigation along with the report of the disposition of the charges on forms supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation.
(c) In lieu of the form described in this section, the report of the disposition may be made by electronic transmission from the courts’ record-keeping applications to the State Bureau of Investigation in any format mutually agreed upon by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Administrative Office of the Courts. (1981, c. 862, s. 1; 2022-47, s. 16(q).)