7A-109.3. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Delivery of commitment order.
(a) Whenever the district court sentences a person to imprisonment and commitment to the custody of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to G.S. 15A-1352, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the sheriff with the signed order of commitment within 48 hours of the issuance of the sentence.
(a1) If the district court sentences a person under the age of 18 to imprisonment and commitment, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the detention facility approved by the Juvenile Justice Section of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice with the signed order of commitment within 48 hours of the issuance of the sentence.
(b) Whenever the superior court sentences a person to imprisonment and commitment to the custody of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to G.S. 15A-1352, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the sheriff with the signed order of commitment within 72 hours of the issuance of the sentence.
(c) If the superior court sentences a person under the age of 18 to imprisonment and commitment, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the detention facility approved by the Juvenile Justice Section of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice with the signed order of commitment within 48 hours of the issuance of the sentence. (1999-237, s. 18.10(c); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(b); 2020-83, s. 8(a).)
7A-109.3. (Effective January 1, 2023) Delivery of commitment order.
(a) Whenever the district court sentences a person to imprisonment and commitment to the custody of the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction pursuant to G.S. 15A-1352, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the sheriff with the signed order of commitment within 48 hours of the issuance of the sentence.
(a1) If the district court sentences a person under the age of 18 to imprisonment and commitment, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the detention facility approved by the Division of Juvenile Justice with the signed order of commitment within 48 hours of the issuance of the sentence.
(b) Whenever the superior court sentences a person to imprisonment and commitment to the custody of the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction pursuant to G.S. 15A-1352, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the sheriff with the signed order of commitment within 72 hours of the issuance of the sentence.
(c) If the superior court sentences a person under the age of 18 to imprisonment and commitment, the clerk of superior court shall furnish the detention facility approved by the Division of Juvenile Justice with the signed order of commitment within 48 hours of the issuance of the sentence. (1999-237, s. 18.10(c); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(b); 2020-83, s. 8(a); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(p), (z).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 7A - Judicial Department
Article 12 - Clerk of Superior Court.
§ 7A-102 - Assistant and deputy clerks; appointment; number; salaries; duties.
§ 7A-103 - Authority of clerk of superior court.
§ 7A-104 - Disqualification; waiver; removal; when judge acts.
§ 7A-105 - Suspension, removal, and reinstatement of clerk.
§ 7A-106 - Custody of records and property of office.
§ 7A-107 - Bonds of clerks, assistant and deputy clerks, and employees of office.
§ 7A-108 - Accounting for fees and other receipts; audit.
§ 7A-109 - Record-keeping procedures.
§ 7A-109.1 - List of prisoners furnished to judges.
§ 7A-109.2 - (Contingent expiration date - see notes) Records of dispositions in criminal cases.
§ 7A-109.3 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Delivery of commitment order.
§ 7A-109.4 - Records of offenses involving impaired driving.
§ 7A-112 - Investment of funds in clerk's hands.
§ 7A-112.1 - Deposit of money held by clerks.