AN ACT to revise the laws governing post‑release supervision of criminal offenders.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑1368(a)(5) reads as rewritten:

(5)      Maximum imposed term. – The maximum term of imprisonment imposed on an individual prisoner by a court judgment, as described in G.S. 15A‑1340.13(c). When a prisoner is serving consecutive prison terms, the maximum imposed term, for purposes of this Article, is the sum of all maximum terms imposed in the court judgment or judgments, less 12 months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B through Class E felonies, or less 60 months for each second or subsequent Class B1 through E felony for which the sentence was established pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.17(f), and less nine months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class F through Class I felonies.the following:

a.         Sixty months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B1 through Class E felonies for which the sentence was established pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.17(f).

b.         Thirty‑six months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class B through Class C felonies not otherwise covered under sub‑subdivision a. of this subdivision.

c.         Eighteen months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class D through Class F felonies not otherwise covered under sub‑subdivision a. of this subdivision.

d.         Nine months for each of the second and subsequent sentences imposed for Class G through Class I felonies.

SECTION 2.  G.S. 15A‑1368.2 reads as rewritten:

§ 15A‑1368.2.  Post‑release supervision eligibility and procedure.

(a)        Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a prisoner to whom this Article applies shall be released from prison for post‑release supervision on the date equivalent to his maximum imposed prison term less 12 36 months in the case of Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class F felons, and less nine months in the case of Class F G through Class I felons, less any earned time awarded by the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction or the custodian of a local confinement facility under G.S. 15A‑1340.13(d). A prisoner whose maximum sentence is established pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.17(f) shall be released from prison for post‑release supervision on the date equivalent to his or her maximum imposed prison term less 60 months, less any earned time awarded by the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction or the custodian of a local confinement facility under G.S. 15A‑1340.13(d). If a prisoner has not been awarded any earned time, the prisoner shall be released for post‑release supervision on the date equivalent to his maximum prison term less 12 36 months for Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class F felons, and less nine months for Class F G through Class I felons.

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(c)        A supervisee's period of post‑release supervision shall be for a period of 12 36 months in the case of Class B1 through E felons Class C felons, 18 months in the case of Class D through Class F felons, and nine months in the case of Class F G through Class I felons, unless the offense is an offense for which registration is required pursuant to Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. For offenses subject to the registration requirement of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, the period of post‑release supervision is five years. The conditions of post‑release supervision are as authorized in G.S. 15A‑1368.4.

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SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.