{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-773","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-773","heading":"Responsibilities of a sentencing services program.","body":"A sentencing services program shall be responsible for:\n(1)\tIdentifying offenders who:\na.\tAre charged with or have been offered a plea by the State for a felony offense for which the class of offense and prior record level authorize the court to impose an active punishment, but do not require that it do so;\nb.\tHave a high risk of committing future crimes without appropriate sanctions and interventions; and\nc.\tWould benefit from the preparation of an intensive and comprehensive sentencing plan of the type prepared by sentencing services programs.\n(2)\tPreparing detailed sentencing services plans requested pursuant to G.S. 7A-773.1 for presentation to the sentencing judge.\n(3)\tContracting or arranging with public or private agencies for services described in the sentencing plan.\n(4)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1999-306, s. 1. (1983, c. 909, s. 1; 1991, c. 566, s. 2; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 767, s. 15; 1995, c. 324, s. 21.9(e); 1999-306, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 7A. Judicial Department.","SUBCHAPTER XIII. SENTENCING SERVICES PROGRAM.","Article 61. Sentencing Services Program."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7A/GS_7A-773.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:27Z","sha256":"1d821234bcb2d0aac5fdfb5350f0a327cad7887c2bb43cf916d3977028c10926","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-772","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-773.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}