N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50D-1: Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

(1) Human trafficking offense. - Any criminal offense under Article 10A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes that is not a sex offense.

(1a) Permanent civil no-contact order. - A permanent injunction that prohibits any contact by a respondent with the victim of a human trafficking offense or sex offense for which the respondent is convicted.

(2) Respondent. - The person who committed the human trafficking offense or sex offense.

(3) Sex offense. -- Any criminal offense that requires registration under Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.

(4) Victim. - The person against whom the human trafficking offense or sex offense was committed. (2015-91, s. 1; 2023-71, s. 1(a).)