NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 1042
HOUSE BILL 1016

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 148-4 RELATING TO THE CONTROL AND CUSTODY OF PRISONERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  G.S. 148-4, as the same appears in the 1964 Replacement Volume 3C of the General Statutes, is amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
"The Director of Prisons may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a prisoner, as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to leave the confines of that place unaccompanied by a custodial agent for a prescribed period of time to (1) contact prospective employers; or (2) secure a suitable residence for use when released on parole or upon discharge; or (3) obtain medical services not otherwise available; or (4) participate in a training program in the community; or (5) visit or attend the funeral of a spouse, child (including stepchild, adopted child or child as to whom the prisoner, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), parent (including a person though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), brother, or sister. The willful failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his confinement, or to return within the time prescribed to the place of confinement designated by the Director of Prisons, shall be deemed an escape from the custody of the Director of Prisons punishable as provided in G.S. 148-45."
Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of June, 1965.