7B-405. Commencement of action.
An action is commenced by the filing of a petition in the clerk's office when that office is open or by the acceptance of a juvenile petition by a magistrate when the clerk's office is closed, which shall constitute filing. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2017-161, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 7B-401 - Pleading and process.
§ 7B-403 - Receipt of reports; filing of petition.
§ 7B-404 - Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed.
§ 7B-405 - Commencement of action.
§ 7B-406 - Issuance of summons.
§ 7B-407 - Service of summons.
§ 7B-408 - Copy of petition and notices to guardian ad litem.