7B-508. Telephonic communication authorized.
All communications, notices, orders, authorizations, and requests authorized or required by G.S. 7B-501, 7B-503, and 7B-504 may be made by telephone when other means of communication are impractical. All written orders pursuant to telephonic communication shall bear the name and the title of the person communicating by telephone, the signature and the title of the official entering the order, and the hour and the date of the authorization. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 469, s. 13; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1090, s. 4; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 27, s. 1; 1997-390, ss. 5, 6; 1998-202, s. 6; 1998-229, s. 4; 1999-456, s. 60.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Temporary Custody; Nonsecure Custody; Custody Hearings.
§ 7B-500 - Taking a juvenile into temporary custody; civil and criminal immunity.
§ 7B-501 - Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody.
§ 7B-502 - Authority to issue custody orders; delegation.
§ 7B-503 - Criteria for nonsecure custody.
§ 7B-504 - Order for nonsecure custody.
§ 7B-505 - Placement while in nonsecure custody.
§ 7B-506 - Hearing to determine need for continued nonsecure custody.
§ 7B-507 - Juvenile placed in nonsecure custody of a department of social services.