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Upon a determination by the judicial official that the immediate release of <br />the defendant will pose a danger of injury to the alleged victim or to any <br />other person or is likely to result in intimidation of the alleged victim and <br />upon a determination that the execution of an appearance bond as required <br />by G.S. 15A-534 will not reasonably assure that such injury or intimidation <br />will not occur, a judicial official may retain the defendant in custody for a <br />reasonable period of time while determining the conditions of pretrial <br />release. <br /> <br />2. A judicial official may impose the following conditions on pretrial release: <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />That the defendant stay away from the home, school, business, or <br />place of employment of the alleged victim; <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />That the defendant refrain from assaulting, beating, molesting, or <br />wounding the alleged victim; <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />That the defendant refrain from removing, damaging or injuring <br />specifically identified property; <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />That the defendant may visit his or her child or children at times and <br />places provided by the terms of any existing order entered by a <br />judge. <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />That the defendant may not purchase or possess a firearm or other <br />dangerous weapon pending the final disposition of the case. <br /> <br />The conditions set forth above may be imposed in addition to requiring that <br />the defendant execute a secured appearance bond. <br /> <br />Should the defendant be an inebriate, mentally ill or imminently dangerous to <br />himself or others, the provisions of Article 5A of Chapter 122 "Involuntary <br />Commitment" shall apply. <br /> <br />XlI. OVERCROWDING OF JAIL FACILITIES <br /> <br /> The magistrate on duty will be mindful of the jail capacity and the number of persons <br />being detained therein, and shall make such reductions in bond reauirements as he shall deem <br />necessary, including use of unsecured bonds, to avoid overcrowding. <br /> <br /> In this connection, the magistrate will begin bond reductions with the lesser offenses, but <br />the magistrate may not make a reduction in a bond previously set by a judge except as authorized <br />below under Errors and Emergencies. This procedure should be executed with care. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />