Registro de violencia doméstica y abuso infantil en Carolina del Norte

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es declarado culpable de hacerle daño a otra persona o a un niño, el juez debe decidir si tenían una relación cercana. Si es así, se registrará que fue un caso de violencia doméstica o abuso infantil.

Es como cuando un maestro anota en el libro de calificaciones si un estudiante tuvo problemas de comportamiento. Esa anotación ayuda a que todos sepan qué pasó antes si el estudiante vuelve a tener problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es condenado por agredir a su pareja Ana. El juez determina que Juan y Ana tenían una relación de pareja, así que en el registro se anotará que se trató de un caso de violencia doméstica. Esto significa que si alguien busca el historial criminal de Juan, verá que estuvo involucrado en violencia doméstica.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 15A-1382.1. Reports of disposition; domestic violence; child abuse; sentencing. (a) When a defendant is found guilty of an offense involving assault, communicating a threat, or any of the acts as defined in G.S. 50B-1(a), the presiding judge shall determine whether the defendant and victim had a personal relationship. If the judge determines that there was a personal relationship between the defendant and the victim, then the judge shall indicate in the judgment of conviction that the case involved domestic violence. The clerk of court shall insure that the official record of the defendant's conviction includes the court's determination, so that any inquiry into the defendant's criminal record will reflect that the offense involved domestic violence. (a1) When a defendant is found guilty of an offense involving child abuse or is found guilty of an offense involving assault or any of the acts as defined in G.S. 50B-1(a) and the offense was committed against a minor, then the judge shall indicate in the judgment of conviction that the case involved child abuse. The clerk of court shall ensure that the official record of the defendant's conviction includes the court's determination, so that any inquiry into the defendant's criminal record will reflect that the offense involved child abuse. (b) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-39, s. 2, effective December 1, 2012, and applicable to defendants placed on probation on or after that date.