7B-2405. Conduct of the adjudicatory hearing.
The adjudicatory hearing shall be a judicial process designed to determine whether the juvenile is undisciplined or delinquent. In the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall protect the following rights of the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian to assure due process of law:
(1) The right to written notice of the facts alleged in the petition;
(2) The right to counsel;
(3) The right to confront and cross-examine witnesses;
(4) The privilege against self-incrimination;
(5) The right of discovery; and
(6) All rights afforded adult offenders except the right to bail, the right of self-representation, and the right of trial by jury. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 24 - Hearing Procedures.
§ 7B-2400 - Amendment of petition.
§ 7B-2402.1 - Restraint of juveniles in courtroom.
§ 7B-2403 - Adjudicatory hearing.
§ 7B-2404 - Participation of the prosecutor; voluntary dismissal.
§ 7B-2405 - Conduct of the adjudicatory hearing.
§ 7B-2407 - When admissions by juvenile may be accepted.
§ 7B-2408 - Rules of evidence.
§ 7B-2408.5 - Motion to suppress evidence in adjudicatory hearings; procedure; appeal.
§ 7B-2409 - Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing.
§ 7B-2410 - Record of proceedings.
§ 7B-2412 - Legal effect of adjudication of delinquency.