The county clerks of court, upon the adjournment of the court of general session, in their respective counties, immediately shall notify the Department of Corrections of the number of prisoners sentenced by the court to imprisonment in the state prison system. The department, as soon as it receives such notice, shall send a suitable number of employees to transfer the prisoners to the state prison system.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-322; 1952 Code Section 55-322; 1942 Code Section 1983; 1932 Code Section 1983; Cr. C. '22 Section 967; Cr. C. '12 Section 986; Cr. C. '02 Section 698; G. S. 579; 1886 (19) 486; 1939 (41) 107; 1960 (51) 1917; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 394; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 6, eff June 11, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.