Broadens both the scope who the defendant may not contact to include victim’s immediate family, as well as the triggering offenses warranting consideration of imposition of a permanent no contact order by the offender’s sentencing judge under GS 15A-1340.50 so that they are now certain violent offense as follows. In addition sex offenses requiring registration as a sex offender, adds assault by strangulation under GS 14-32.4 and Class A through G felonies not otherwise covered as “violent offenses” that may warrant permanent no-contact order. Makes conforming changes, including to the statute's title. Makes organizational changes. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.

Modifies GS 14-318.4 as follows. Broadens the scope of persons who can be prosecuted for Class D felony child abuse to now include any other person providing care or supervision (was, just a legal guardian), in addition to the child's parent, of a child less than 16 years of age and who commits the requisite act. Establishes it as a Class B2 felony if a parent or any other person providing care to or supervision of a child less than 16  years of age who, for the purpose of causing fear, emotional injury, or deriving sexual gratification, intentionally and routinely (1) inflicts physical injury on that child and (2) deprives that child of necessary food, clothing, shelter, or proper physical care. Makes organizational and technical changes. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.

Specifies that prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of the act are not abated or affected by the act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for the act remain applicable to those prosecutions.