7B-306. Review by prosecutor.
The prosecutor shall review the director's determination that a petition should not be filed within 20 days after the person making the report is notified. The review shall include conferences with the person making the report, the protective services worker, the juvenile, if practicable, and other persons known to have pertinent information about the juvenile or the juvenile's family. At the conclusion of the conferences, the prosecutor may affirm the decision made by the director, may request the appropriate local law enforcement agency to investigate the allegations, or may direct the director to file a petition. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 469, s. 7; 1993, c. 516, s. 7; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.
§ 7B-300 - Protective services.
§ 7B-301 - Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment.
§ 7B-303 - Interference with assessment.
§ 7B-305 - Request for review by prosecutor.
§ 7B-306 - Review by prosecutor.
§ 7B-308 - Authority of medical professionals in abuse cases.
§ 7B-309 - Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment.
§ 7B-310 - Privileges not grounds for failing to report or for excluding evidence.