North Carolina General Statutes 143B-1499. Eligible population
(a) An eligible offender is an adult offender who was convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony offense or is sentenced under the conditional discharge program as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-96 and meets any one of the following criteria:
(1) Received a nonincarcerative sentence of a community punishment.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-1499
- 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
(2) Received a nonincarcerative sentence of an intermediate punishment.
(3) Is serving a term of parole or post-release supervision after serving an active sentence of imprisonment.
(b) The priority populations for programs funded under this Subpart shall be as follows:
(1) Offenders convicted of a felony or offenders sentenced under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-96 conditional discharge for a felony offense.
(2) Offenders identified by the Division of Community Supervision and Reentry using a validated risk assessment instrument to have a high likelihood of reoffending and a moderate to high need for substance abuse treatment. (2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2011-192, s. 6(b); 2017-186, s. 2(nnnnnn); recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1154 by 2021-180, s. 19C.9(l), (m).)