NC Gen Stat § 153A-229.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-229.1 - Definitions.

 153A-229.1. Definitions.As used in this Article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body cavity searches. - The probing of body orifices in search of contraband.(2) Escape risk. - An incarcerated person who is determined to be at high risk for escape based on an individualized risk assessment.(3) Facility employee. - Any person who is employed by the local government and who works at or in a local confinement facility.(4) Important circumstance. - There has been an individualized determination that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the female incarcerated person presents a threat of harming herself, the fetus, or any other person, or an escape risk that cannot be reasonably contained by other means, including the use of additional personnel.(5) Incarcerated person. - Any person incarcerated or detained in a local confinement facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program.(6) Local confinement facility. - "Local confinement facility" includes a county or city jail, a local lockup, a regional or district jail, a juvenile detention facility, a detention facility for adults operated by a local government, and any other facility operated by a local government for confinement of persons awaiting trial or serving sentences except that it shall not include a county satellite jail/work release unit governed by Part 3 of Article 10 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes.(7) Menstrual products. - Products that women use during their menstrual cycle. These include tampons and sanitary napkins.(8) Postpartum recovery. - The six-week period following delivery, or longer, as determined by the health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the female incarcerated person.(9) Restraints. - Any physical or mechanical device used to restrict or control the movement of an incarcerated person's body, limbs, or both.(10) Restrictive housing. - Any type of detention that involves removal from general population and an inability to leave a room or cell for the vast majority of the day. This term shall not include any of the following:a. Single-cell accommodations in facilities that provide those accommodations to all incarcerated persons.b. Single-cell accommodations in facilities that provide those accommodations to all persons of a certain sex or gender.c. Single-cell accommodations provided for medical reasons, except when pregnancy, alone, is the medical reason for the single-cell accommodations.d. Single-cell accommodations provided when an individualized determination has been made that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there exists a threat of harm to the female incarcerated person or the fetus.e. Single-cell accommodations provided at the request of the incarcerated person.(11) State of undress. - A situation when an incarcerated person is partially or fully naked, either in the shower, toilet areas, a medical examination room, or while having a body cavity search conducted.  (2021-143, s. 3(a).)