Persistent D.V. Offender Registry.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1075

Short Title: Persistent D.V. Offender Registry. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Pyrtle, Miller, Rhyne, and Cairns (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Judiciary 2, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of
the House
April 29, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CREATE A P ERSISTENT DOMESTIC V IOLENCE OFFENDER 2
REGISTRATION PROGRAM. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article 5
to read: 6
"Article 8A. 7
"Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registration Program. 8
"§ 14-34.60. Definitions. 9
The following definitions apply in this Article: 10
(1) Bureau. – The State Bureau of Investigation. 11
(2) Conviction. – An adjudication of guilt or a plea of guilty or no contest. The 12
term does not include an adjudication of juvenile delinquency pursuant to 13
Subchapter II of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. 14
(3) Domestic violence offense. – Any of the following: 15
a. A violation of G.S. 14-32.5, 14-32.6, 14-134.3, or 50B-4.1. 16
b. Any offense requiring the judge to indicate in the judg ment of 17
conviction that the case involved domestic violence in accordance with 18
G.S. 15A-1382.1(a). 19
(4) Persistent domestic violence offender. – A person required to register as a 20
persistent domestic violence offender in accordance with this Article. 21
(5) Persistent domestic violence offender registry. – A registry of individuals 22
required to register as persistent domestic violence offenders in accordance 23
with this Article. 24
(6) Prior conviction of a domestic violence offense . – A domestic violence 25
offense conviction that occurred before the commission of the most recent 26
domestic violence offense. If a person was previously convicted of more than 27
one domestic violence offense in a single session of district court or in a single 28
week of superior court, only one of the convictions of a domestic violence 29
offense may be counted as a prior conviction of a domestic violence offense. 30
"§ 14-34.61. Registration requirements; fees. 31
(a) The court shall order a person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender 32
upon conviction of a domestic violence offense if the person has at least one prior conviction of 33
a domestic violence offense. A prior conviction of a domestic violence offense may be proved 34
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by stipulation of the parties or by the original or a certified copy of the court record of the prior 1
conviction of a domestic violence offense. 2
(b) A court order requiring a person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender 3
shall be in writing and shall state the expiration date of the registration requirement. Except as 4
provided in subsection (c) of this section, the expiration date of the registration requirement is as 5
follows: 6
(1) Two years after the date of the most recent conviction of a domestic violence 7
offense if the person required to register has one prior conviction of a domestic 8
violence offense. 9
(2) Five years after the date of the most recent conviction of a domestic violence 10
offense if the person required to register has two prior convictions of a 11
domestic violence offense. 12
(3) Ten years after the date of the most recent conviction of a domestic violence 13
offense if the person required to register has three or more prior convictions 14
of a domestic violence offense. 15
(c) If a domestic violence offense conviction is reversed, vacated, or set aside, or if the 16
person has been granted an unconditional pardon of innocence for a domestic violence offense 17
conviction, the court that previously order ed registration shall issue an order determining the 18
expiration date of the registration requirement in accordance with subsection (b) of this section 19
without consideration of the domestic violence offense conviction that was reversed, vacated, set 20
aside, or pardoned. If a person would no longer be required to register as a persistent domestic 21
violence offender after the reversal, vacat ur, setting aside, or pardon of a domestic violence 22
offense conviction, the court shall order the registration requirement discontinued. 23
(d) Within seven calendar days of a court order requiring a person to register as a 24
persistent domestic violence offender, the clerk of superior court shall send the following to the 25
Bureau: 26
(1) A certified copy of th e order requiring the person to register as a persistent 27
domestic violence offender. 28
(2) The person's date of birth, a current photograph of the person, and a copy of 29
the person 's driver s license or other State or federal identification 30
documentation, if that information is available to the clerk of superior court. 31
(e) In addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for a conviction of a 32
domestic violence offense, the court shall order any person required to register under this Article 33
to pay a registration fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to the clerk of superior court. The 34
fee is payable to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The clerk of superior court shall remit 35
one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the fee to the Bureau for the costs of compiling and maintaining 36
the persistent domestic violence offender registry. The remaining fifty dollars ($50.00) of the fee 37
shall be retained by the Administrative Office of the Courts to be used for the costs of providing 38
records to the Bureau under this section. 39
"§ 14-34.62. State Bureau of Investigation designated custodian of persistent domestic 40
violence offender registry. 41
(a) The Burea u shall compile and maintain the persistent domestic violence offender 42
registry. As custodian of the registry, the Bureau has the following responsibilities: 43
(1) To receive from the clerks of superior court all information and documentation 44
sent to the Bureau pursuant to G.S. 14-34.61. 45
(2) To make the registry available for public inquiry on the internet in accordance 46
with this section. 47
(3) To remove from the re gistry the name s and identifying information of 48
persistent domestic violence offender s upon expiration of the registration 49
requirement or order of the court in accordance with G.S. 14-34.61. 50
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(4) To include the registration information in the Criminal Information Network 1
as set forth in G.S. 143B-905. 2
(b) The registry shall consist only of the persistent domestic violence offender 's name, 3
date of birth, domestic violence offense conviction d ate, county of conviction, and a current 4
photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender. 5
(c) The Bureau may use a persistent domestic violence offender's address, social security 6
number, drivers license number, or any other State or federal identification documentation for 7
identity verification. However, the identifying information listed in this subsection shall not b e 8
published on the registry." 9
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2026, and applies to offenses 10
committed on or after that date; provided, however, that a prior conviction of a domestic violence 11
offense need not occur on or after December 1, 2026. 12