Administration of Justice Bulletin #2026/02
Iryna's Law and Pretrial Release
Friday, March 13, 2026
In 2025, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law 2025-93 (H.B. 307), also known as Iryna’s Law. The legislation made a number of changes to proceedings involving pretrial release, added a new aggravating sentencing factor, altered the way magistrates may be disciplined, and expanded the permissible methods of execution, among other things. This bulletin focuses on the changes affecting pretrial release that took effect on December 1, 2025.
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