Amends GS 162-62 by expanding upon the offenses for which the person in charge of a county jail, local confinement facility, district confinement facility, satellite jail, or work release unit must attempt to determine if the prisoner is a legal resident of the United States to also include when a person is charged with: (1) a felony under the following Articles of GS Chapter 14: Article 14 (burglary and housebreakings), Article 16 (larceny), Article 16A (organized retail theft), Article 17 (robbery), Article 18 (embezzlement), Article 19 (false pretenses and cheats), Article 19A (obtaining property by false or fraudulent use of credit device or other means), Article 19B (financial transaction card crime act), Article 19C (identify theft), Article 20 (frauds), Article 20A (Residential Mortgage Fraud Act), and Article 21 (forgery); and (2) any offense involving impaired driving. Amends the conditions that must be met when a person charged with a criminal offense is confined in such a facility and the person in charge of the facility has been notified that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a detainer and administrative warrant for the person as follows: (1) amends the timing of the release to be the earlier of the passage of 48 hours from the time the prisoner would otherwise be released from the facility (was, 48 hours from receipt of the detainer and administrative warrant), when ICE takes custody, or when the detainer is rescinded by ICE and (2) adds that for a prisoner who is held under such an order, within two hours of the time when the prisoner would otherwise be released from the facility, the person in charge of the facility must notify ICE of the date and time that the prisoner will be released. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.
Includes a severability clause.
Bill Summaries: H318 (2025-2026 Session)
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Bill H 318 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 5 2025 - View summary