7B-2100. Role of the law enforcement officer.
A law enforcement officer who takes a juvenile into temporary custody should select the most appropriate course of action to the situation, the needs of the juvenile, and the protection of the public safety. The officer may:
(1) Release the juvenile, with or without first counseling the juvenile;
(2) Release the juvenile to the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian;
(3) Refer the juvenile to community resources;
(4) Seek a petition; or
(5) Seek a petition and request a custody order. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 21 - Law Enforcement Procedures in Delinquency Proceedings.
§ 7B-2100 - Role of the law enforcement officer.
§ 7B-2101 - Interrogation procedures.
§ 7B-2102 - Fingerprinting and photographing juveniles.
§ 7B-2104 - Time of application for nontestimonial identification order.
§ 7B-2105 - Grounds for nontestimonial identification order.
§ 7B-2106 - Issuance of order.
§ 7B-2107 - Nontestimonial identification order at request of juvenile.
§ 7B-2108 - Destruction of records resulting from nontestimonial identification procedures.