NC 15A-1382.1. - NC 15A-1382.1.

§ 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...