Amends GS 15A-1340.50 to change the statute's references from “sex offender” to “violent offender” in the title and throughout the section, which governs permanent no contact orders granted to victims against violent offenders. Defines violent offense for purposes of the section to include offenses requiring registration as a sex offender under Article 27A of GS Chapter 14, other Class A through G felonies, assaults inflicting physical injury by strangulation, and Class A1 misdemeanors including assault as an essential element of the offense. Deletes the term "sex offense" from the statute.

Effective and applicable to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023.