{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-838","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-838","heading":"Notice of commuted sentence or pardon.","body":"The Governor's Clemency Office shall notify a victim when it is considering commuting the defendant's sentence or pardoning the defendant. The Governor's Clemency Office shall also give notice that the victim has the right to present a written statement to be considered by the Office before the defendant's sentence is commuted or the defendant is pardoned. The Governor's Clemency Office shall notify the victim of its decision. Notice shall be given in a manner that is reasonably calculated to allow for a timely response to the commutation or pardon decision. (1998-212, s. 19.4(c).)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER VIII-A. RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.","Article 46. Crime Victims' Rights Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-838.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"b8e0ddf5bfa9eed90d6de8b367e6e1eafbed5b40f390990d91a1474c577fa916","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-837","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-839"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}