7A-770. Purpose. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Sentencing Services Act." The purpose of this Article is to establish a statewide sentencing services program that will provide the judicial system with information that will assist that system in imposing sentences that make the most effective use of available resources. In […]
7A-771. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) Recodified as subdivision (3b) by Session Laws 1999-306, s. 1, effective January 1, 2000. (2) Recodified as subdivision (3a) by Session Laws 1999-306, s. 1, effective January 1, 2000. (2a) "Director" means the Director of Indigent Defense Services. (3) Repealed by Session Laws 1999-306, s. 1, effective […]
7A-772. Allocation of funds. (a) The Director may award grants in accordance with the policies established by this Article and in accordance with any laws made for that purpose, including appropriations acts and provisions in appropriations acts, and adopt regulations for the implementation, operation, and monitoring of sentencing services programs. Sentencing services programs that are […]
7A-773. Responsibilities of a sentencing services program. A sentencing services program shall be responsible for: (1) Identifying offenders who: a. Are charged with or have been offered a plea by the State for a felony offense for which the class of offense and prior record level authorize the court to impose an active punishment, but […]
7A-773.1. Who may request plans; disposition of plans; contents of plans. (a) A judge presiding over a case in which the offender meets the criteria set forth in G.S. 7A-773(1) may request, at any time prior to the imposition of sentence, that the sentencing services program provide a sentencing plan. The court may also request, […]
7A-774. Requirements for a comprehensive sentencing services program plan. Agencies applying for grants shall prepare a comprehensive sentencing services program plan for the development, implementation, operation, and improvement of a sentencing services program for the superior court district, as prescribed by the Director. The plan shall be updated annually and shall be submitted to the […]
7A-775. Sentencing services board. (a) Each sentencing services program shall establish a sentencing services board to provide direction and assistance to the sentencing services program in the implementation and evaluation of the plan. Sentencing services boards may be organized as nonprofit corporations under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes. The sentencing services board shall consist […]
7A-776. Limitation on use of funds. Funds provided for use under the provisions of this Article shall not be used for the operating costs, construction, or any other costs associated with local jail confinement, or for any purpose other than the operation of a sentencing services program that complies with this Article. (1983, c. 909, […]
7A-777. Evaluation. The Director shall evaluate each sentencing services program on an annual basis to determine the degree to which the program effectively meets the needs of the courts in its judicial district by providing them with sentencing information. In conducting the evaluation, the Director shall consider the goals and objectives established in the program’s […]
