Adds new Part 4, sentencing primary caretakers, in Article 81B of GS Chapter 15A, providing as follows.  

Defines a primary caretaker of a dependent child as either: (1) a parent who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of a child prior to the parent's incarceration, or (2) a woman who has given birth to a child after or while awaiting the woman's sentencing hearing and who expresses a willingness to assume responsibility for the child’s housing, health, and safety. Specifies that a parent who, in the child’s best interest, has arranged for the temporary care of the child in the home of a relative or other responsible adult will not be excluded from the definition of "primary caretaker of a dependent child," solely for that reason.

Requires the sentencing court, before sentencing a person for an offense, to determine if it was a nonviolent offense and if the convicted person is a primary caretaker of a dependent child; if so, the court must impose an individually assessed sentence, without imprisonment, based on community rehabilitation, with a focus on parent-child unity and support. Allows the court to require the person to meet certain appropriate conditions, including any of the 11 listed conditions, including anger management, financial literacy, and parenting classes. Allows the court to also require the person to appear in court anytime during the person’s sentence to evaluate their progress in treatment or rehabilitation, or to determine if the person has violated any conditions of the sentence. Allows the court, during such an appearance, to modify the conditions, decrease the duration of the sentence because of the person’s advancement, or sanction the person for violations of the conditions, including requiring serving a period of confinement.