North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code

§ 7B-301 - Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment. - 7B-301. Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due...

§ 7B-302 - Assessment by director; military affiliation; access to confidential information; notification of person making the report. - 7B-302. Assessment by director; military affiliation; access to confidential information;...

§ 7B-303 - Interference with assessment. - 7B-303. Interference with assessment. (a) If any person obstructs or...

§ 7B-305 - Request for review by prosecutor. - 7B-305. Request for review by prosecutor. The person making the...

§ 7B-306 - Review by prosecutor. - 7B-306. Review by prosecutor. The prosecutor shall review the director's...

§ 7B-307 - Duty of director to report evidence of abuse, neglect; investigation by local law enforcement; notification to appropriate military authority; notification of Department of Health and Human Services. - 7B-307. Duty of director to report evidence of abuse, neglect;...

§ 7B-308 - Authority of medical professionals in abuse cases. - 7B-308. Authority of medical professionals in abuse cases. (a) Any...

§ 7B-309 - Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment. - 7B-309. Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment....

§ 7B-310 - Privileges not grounds for failing to report or for excluding evidence. - 7B-310. Privileges not grounds for failing to report or for...

§ 7B-311 - Central registry; responsible individuals list. - 7B-311. Central registry; responsible individuals list. (a) The Department of...

Article 3A - Judicial Review; Responsible Individuals List.

§ 7B-320 - Notification to individual determined to be a responsible individual. - 7B-320. Notification to individual determined to be a responsible individual....

§ 7B-323 - Petition for judicial review; district court. - 7B-323. Petition for judicial review; district court. (a) Within 15...

§ 7B-324 - Persons ineligible to petition for judicial review. - 7B-324. Persons ineligible to petition for judicial review. (a) An...

Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.

§ 7B-400 - Venue. - 7B-400. Venue. (a) A proceeding in which a juvenile is...

§ 7B-401 - Pleading and process. - 7B-401. Pleading and process. (a) The pleading in an abuse,...

§ 7B-401.1 - Parties. - 7B-401.1. Parties. (a) Petitioner. - Only a county director of...

§ 7B-402 - Petition. - 7B-402. Petition. (a) The petition shall contain the name, date...

§ 7B-403 - Receipt of reports; filing of petition. - 7B-403. Receipt of reports; filing of petition. (a) All reports...

§ 7B-404 - Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed. - 7B-404. Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed....

§ 7B-405 - Commencement of action. - 7B-405. Commencement of action. An action is commenced by the...

§ 7B-406 - Issuance of summons. - 7B-406. Issuance of summons. (a) Immediately after a petition has...

§ 7B-407 - Service of summons. - 7B-407. Service of summons. The summons shall be served under...

§ 7B-408 - Copy of petition and notices to guardian ad litem. - 7B-408. Copy of petition and notices to guardian ad litem....

Article 5 - Temporary Custody; Nonsecure Custody; Custody Hearings.

§ 7B-500 - Taking a juvenile into temporary custody; civil and criminal immunity. - 7B-500. Taking a juvenile into temporary custody; civil and criminal...

§ 7B-501 - Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody. - 7B-501. Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody. (a)...

§ 7B-502 - Authority to issue custody orders; delegation. - 7B-502. Authority to issue custody orders; delegation. (a) In the...

§ 7B-503 - Criteria for nonsecure custody. - 7B-503. Criteria for nonsecure custody. (a) When a request is...

§ 7B-504 - Order for nonsecure custody. - 7B-504. Order for nonsecure custody. The custody order shall be...

§ 7B-505 - Placement while in nonsecure custody. - 7B-505. Placement while in nonsecure custody. (a) A juvenile meeting...

§ 7B-505.1 - Consent for medical care for a juvenile placed in nonsecure custody of a department of social services. - 7B-505.1. Consent for medical care for a juvenile placed in...

§ 7B-506 - Hearing to determine need for continued nonsecure custody. - 7B-506. Hearing to determine need for continued nonsecure custody. (a)...

§ 7B-507 - Juvenile placed in nonsecure custody of a department of social services. - 7B-507. Juvenile placed in nonsecure custody of a department of...

§ 7B-508 - Telephonic communication authorized. - 7B-508. Telephonic communication authorized. All communications, notices, orders, authorizations, and...

Article 6 - Basic Rights.

§ 7B-600 - Appointment of guardian. - 7B-600. Appointment of guardian. (a) In any case when no...

§ 7B-601 - Appointment and duties of guardian ad litem. - 7B-601. Appointment and duties of guardian ad litem. (a) When...

§ 7B-602 - Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem. - 7B-602. Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem. (a) In...

§ 7B-603 - Payment of court-appointed attorney or guardian ad litem. - 7B-603. Payment of court-appointed attorney or guardian ad litem. (a)...

Article 7 - Discovery.

§ 7B-700 - Sharing of information; discovery. - 7B-700. Sharing of information; discovery. (a) Sharing of Information. -...

Article 8 - Hearing Procedures.

§ 7B-800 - Amendment of petition. - 7B-800. Amendment of petition. The court, in its discretion, may...

§ 7B-800.1 - Pre-adjudication hearing. - 7B-800.1. Pre-adjudication hearing. (a) Prior to the adjudicatory hearing, the...

§ 7B-801 - Hearing. - 7B-801. Hearing. (a) At any hearing authorized or required under...

§ 7B-802 - Conduct of hearing. - 7B-802. Conduct of hearing. The adjudicatory hearing shall be a...

§ 7B-803 - Continuances. - 7B-803. Continuances. The court may, for good cause, continue the...

§ 7B-804 - Rules of evidence. - 7B-804. Rules of evidence. Where the juvenile is alleged to...

§ 7B-805 - Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing. - 7B-805. Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing. The allegations in...

§ 7B-806 - Record of proceedings. - 7B-806. Record of proceedings. All adjudicatory and dispositional hearings shall...

§ 7B-807 - Adjudication. - 7B-807. Adjudication. (a) If the court finds from the evidence,...

§ 7B-808 - Predisposition report. - 7B-808. Predisposition report. (a) The court shall proceed to the...

Article 9 - Dispositions.

§ 7B-900 - Purpose. - 7B-900. Purpose. The purpose of dispositions in juvenile actions is...

§ 7B-900.1 - Post adjudication venue. - 7B-900.1. Post adjudication venue. (a) At any time after adjudication,...

§ 7B-901 - Initial dispositional hearing. - 7B-901. Initial dispositional hearing. (a) The dispositional hearing shall take...

§ 7B-903 - Dispositional alternatives for abused, neglected, or dependent juvenile. - 7B-903. Dispositional alternatives for abused, neglected, or dependent juvenile. (a)...

§ 7B-903.1 - Juvenile placed in custody of a department of social services. - 7B-903.1. Juvenile placed in custody of a department of social...

§ 7B-903.2 - Emergency motion for placement and payment. - 7B-903.2. Emergency motion for placement and payment. (a) If the...

§ 7B-904 - Authority over parents of juvenile adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent. - 7B-904. Authority over parents of juvenile adjudicated as abused, neglected,...

§ 7B-905 - Dispositional order. - 7B-905. Dispositional order. (a) The dispositional order shall be in...

§ 7B-905.1 - Visitation. - 7B-905.1. Visitation. (a) An order that removes custody of a...

§ 7B-906.1 - Review and permanency planning hearings. - 7B-906.1. Review and permanency planning hearings. (a) The court shall...

§ 7B-906.2 - Permanent plans; concurrent planning. - 7B-906.2. Permanent plans; concurrent planning. (a) At any permanency planning...

§ 7B-908 - Post termination of parental rights' placement court review. - 7B-908. Post termination of parental rights' placement court review. (a)...

§ 7B-909 - Review of agency's plan for placement. - 7B-909. Review of agency's plan for placement. (a) The director...

§ 7B-909.1 - Relinquishment to a department of social services. - 7B-909.1. Relinquishment to a department of social services. Before the...

§ 7B-910 - Review of voluntary foster care placements. - 7B-910. Review of voluntary foster care placements. (a) The court...

§ 7B-910.1 - Review of voluntary foster care placements with young adults. - 7B-910.1. Review of voluntary foster care placements with young adults....

§ 7B-911 - Civil child custody order. - 7B-911. Civil child custody order. (a) Upon placing custody with...

§ 7B-912 - Juveniles 14 years of age and older; Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement. - 7B-912. Juveniles 14 years of age and older; Another Planned...

Article 10 - Modification and Enforcement of Dispositional Orders; Appeals.

§ 7B-1000 - Authority to modify. - 7B-1000. Authority to modify. (a) Upon motion in the cause...

§ 7B-1001 - Right to appeal. - 7B-1001. Right to appeal. (a) In a juvenile matter under...

§ 7B-1002 - Proper parties for appeal. - 7B-1002. Proper parties for appeal. Appeal from an order permitted...

§ 7B-1003 - Disposition pending appeal. - 7B-1003. Disposition pending appeal. (a) During an appeal of an...

§ 7B-1004 - Disposition after appeal. - 7B-1004. Disposition after appeal. When an order of the court...

Article 11 - Termination of Parental Rights.

§ 7B-1100 - Legislative intent; construction of Article. - 7B-1100. Legislative intent; construction of Article. The General Assembly hereby...

§ 7B-1101 - Jurisdiction. - 7B-1101. Jurisdiction. The court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to...

§ 7B-1101.1 - Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem. - 7B-1101.1. Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem. (a) The...

§ 7B-1102 - Pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency proceedings. - 7B-1102. Pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency proceedings. (a) When...

§ 7B-1103 - Who may file a petition or motion. - 7B-1103. Who may file a petition or motion. (a) A...

§ 7B-1104 - Petition or motion. - 7B-1104. Petition or motion. The petition, or motion pursuant to...

§ 7B-1105 - Preliminary hearing; unknown parent. - 7B-1105. Preliminary hearing; unknown parent. (a) If either the name...

§ 7B-1106 - Issuance of summons. - 7B-1106. Issuance of summons. (a) Except as provided in G.S....

§ 7B-1106.1 - Notice in pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency cases. - 7B-1106.1. Notice in pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency cases....

§ 7B-1107 - Failure of parent to answer or respond. - 7B-1107. Failure of parent to answer or respond. Upon the...

§ 7B-1108 - Answer or response of parent; appointment of guardian ad litem for juvenile. - 7B-1108. Answer or response of parent; appointment of guardian ad...

§ 7B-1108.1 - Pretrial hearing. - 7B-1108.1. Pretrial hearing. (a) The court shall conduct a pretrial...

§ 7B-1109 - Adjudicatory hearing on termination. - 7B-1109. Adjudicatory hearing on termination. (a) The hearing on the...

§ 7B-1110 - Determination of best interests of the juvenile. - 7B-1110. Determination of best interests of the juvenile. (a) After...

§ 7B-1111 - Grounds for terminating parental rights. - 7B-1111. Grounds for terminating parental rights. (a) The court may...

§ 7B-1112 - Effects of termination order. - 7B-1112. Effects of termination order. An order terminating the parental...

§ 7B-1112.1 - Selection of adoptive parents. - 7B-1112.1. Selection of adoptive parents. The process of selection of...

§ 7B-1114 - Reinstatement of parental rights. - 7B-1114. Reinstatement of parental rights. (a) A juvenile whose parent's...

Article 12 - Guardian ad Litem Program.

§ 7B-1200 - Office of Guardian ad Litem Services established. - 7B-1200. Office of Guardian ad Litem Services established. There is...

§ 7B-1201 - Implementation and administration. - 7B-1201. Implementation and administration. (a) Local Programs. - The Administrative...

§ 7B-1202 - Conflict of interest or impracticality of implementation. - 7B-1202. Conflict of interest or impracticality of implementation. If a...

§ 7B-1203 - Alternative plans. - 7B-1203. Alternative plans. A district court district shall be granted...

§ 7B-1204 - Civil liability of volunteers. - 7B-1204. Civil liability of volunteers. Any volunteer participating in a...

Article 13 - Prevention of Abuse and Neglect.

§ 7B-1300 - Purpose. - 7B-1300. Purpose. It is the expressed intent of this Article...

§ 7B-1301 - Program on Prevention of Abuse and Neglect. - 7B-1301. Program on Prevention of Abuse and Neglect. (a) The...

§ 7B-1302 - Children's Trust Fund. - 7B-1302. Children's Trust Fund. (a) There is established a fund...

Article 14 - North Carolina Child Fatality Prevention System.

§ 7B-1400 - Declaration of public policy. - 7B-1400. Declaration of public policy. The General Assembly finds that...

§ 7B-1401 - Definitions. - 7B-1401. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 7B-1402 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Task Force creation; membership; vacancies. - 7B-1402. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Task Force - creation;...

§ 7B-1403 - Task Force duties. - 7B-1403. Task Force - duties. The Task Force shall: (1)...

§ 7B-1404 - State Team creation; membership; vacancies. - 7B-1404. State Team - creation; membership; vacancies. (a) There is...

§ 7B-1405 - State Team duties. - 7B-1405. State Team - duties. The State Team shall: (1)...

§ 7B-1406 - Community Child Protection Teams; Child Fatality Prevention Teams; creation and duties. - 7B-1406. Community Child Protection Teams; Child Fatality Prevention Teams; creation...

§ 7B-1407 - Local Teams; composition. - 7B-1407. Local Teams; composition. (a) Each Local Team shall consist...

§ 7B-1408 - Child Fatality Prevention Team Coordinator; duties. - 7B-1408. Child Fatality Prevention Team Coordinator; duties. The Child Fatality...

§ 7B-1409 - Community Child Protection Teams; duties of the director of the county department of social services. - 7B-1409. Community Child Protection Teams; duties of the director of...

§ 7B-1410 - Local Teams; duties of the director of the local department of health. - 7B-1410. Local Teams; duties of the director of the local...

§ 7B-1411 - Community Child Protection Teams; responsibility for training of team members. - 7B-1411. Community Child Protection Teams; responsibility for training of team...

§ 7B-1412 - Task Force reports. - 7B-1412. Task Force - reports. The Task Force shall report...

§ 7B-1413 - Access to records. - 7B-1413. Access to records. (a) The State Team, the Local...

§ 7B-1414 - Administration; funding. - 7B-1414. Administration; funding. (a) To the extent of funds available,...

Article 15 - Purposes; Definitions.

§ 7B-1500 - Purpose. - 7B-1500. Purpose. This Subchapter shall be interpreted and construed so...

§ 7B-1501 - Definitions. - 7B-1501. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Definitions. In this Subchapter,...

Article 16 - Jurisdiction.

§ 7B-1600 - Jurisdiction over undisciplined juveniles. - 7B-1600. Jurisdiction over undisciplined juveniles. (a) The court has exclusive,...

§ 7B-1601 - Jurisdiction over delinquent juveniles. - 7B-1601. Jurisdiction over delinquent juveniles. (a) The court has exclusive,...

§ 7B-1602 - Extended jurisdiction over a delinquent juvenile under certain circumstances. - 7B-1602. Extended jurisdiction over a delinquent juvenile under certain circumstances....

§ 7B-1603 - Jurisdiction in certain circumstances. - 7B-1603. Jurisdiction in certain circumstances. The court has exclusive original...

§ 7B-1604 - Limitations on juvenile court jurisdiction. - 7B-1604. Limitations on juvenile court jurisdiction. (a) Any juvenile, including...

§ 7B-1605 - Jurisdiction over certain delinquent juveniles. - 7B-1605. Jurisdiction over certain delinquent juveniles. When concurrent jurisdiction has...

Article 17 - Screening of Delinquency, Undisciplined, and Vulnerable Complaints.

§ 7B-1700 - Intake services. - 7B-1700. Intake services. The chief court counselor, under the direction...

§ 7B-1700.1 - Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency. - 7B-1700.1. Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency. Any time a...

§ 7B-1701 - Preliminary inquiry. - 7B-1701. Preliminary inquiry. (a) When a complaint is received against...

§ 7B-1702 - Evaluation. - 7B-1702. Evaluation. Upon a finding of legal sufficiency, except in...

§ 7B-1703 - Evaluation decision. - 7B-1703. Evaluation decision. (a) The juvenile court counselor shall complete...

§ 7B-1704 - Request for review by prosecutor. - 7B-1704. Request for review by prosecutor. The complainant and the...

§ 7B-1705 - Review of determination that petition should not be filed. - 7B-1705. Review of determination that petition should not be filed....

§ 7B-1706 - Diversion plans and referral. - 7B-1706. Diversion plans and referral. (a) Unless the offense is...

§ 7B-1706.1 - Juvenile consultation services. - 7B-1706.1. Juvenile consultation services. A juvenile court counselor shall serve...

§ 7B-1707 - Direct contempt by juvenile. - 7B-1707. Direct contempt by juvenile. The preceding sections of this...

Article 18 - Venue; Petition; Summons.

§ 7B-1800 - Venue. - 7B-1800. Venue. (a) A proceeding in which a juvenile is...

§ 7B-1801 - Pleading and process. - 7B-1801. Pleading and process. The pleading in a juvenile action...

§ 7B-1802 - Petition. - 7B-1802. Petition. The petition shall contain the name, date of...

§ 7B-1803 - Receipt of complaints; filing of petition. - 7B-1803. Receipt of complaints; filing of petition. (a) All complaints...

§ 7B-1804 - Commencement of action. - 7B-1804. Commencement of action. (a) An action is commenced by...

§ 7B-1805 - Issuance of summons. - 7B-1805. Issuance of summons. (a) Immediately after a petition has...

§ 7B-1806 - Service of summons. - 7B-1806. Service of summons. The summons and petition shall be...

§ 7B-1807 - Notice to parent and juvenile of scheduled hearings. - 7B-1807. Notice to parent and juvenile of scheduled hearings. The...

§ 7B-1808 - First appearance for felony cases. - 7B-1808. First appearance for felony cases. (a) A juvenile who...

Article 19 - Temporary Custody; Secure and Nonsecure Custody; Custody Hearings.

§ 7B-1900 - Taking a juvenile into temporary custody. - 7B-1900. Taking a juvenile into temporary custody. Temporary custody means...

§ 7B-1901 - Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody. - 7B-1901. Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody. (a)...

§ 7B-1902 - Authority to issue custody orders; delegation. - 7B-1902. Authority to issue custody orders; delegation. In the case...

§ 7B-1903 - Criteria for secure or nonsecure custody. - 7B-1903. Criteria for secure or nonsecure custody. (a) When a...

§ 7B-1904 - Order for secure or nonsecure custody. - 7B-1904. Order for secure or nonsecure custody. The custody order...

§ 7B-1905 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Place of secure or nonsecure custody. - 7B-1905. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Place of secure or...

§ 7B-1906 - Secure or nonsecure custody hearings. - 7B-1906. Secure or nonsecure custody hearings. (a) No juvenile shall...

§ 7B-1907 - Telephonic communication authorized. - 7B-1907. Telephonic communication authorized. All communications, notices, orders, authorizations, and...

Article 20 - Basic Rights.

§ 7B-2000 - Juvenile's right to counsel; presumption of indigence. - 7B-2000. Juvenile's right to counsel; presumption of indigence. (a) A...

§ 7B-2001 - Appointment of guardian. - 7B-2001. Appointment of guardian. In any case when no parent,...

§ 7B-2002 - Payment of court-appointed attorney. - 7B-2002. Payment of court-appointed attorney. An attorney appointed pursuant to...

Article 20A - Rights of Victims of Delinquent Acts.

§ 7B-2051 - Definitions. - 7B-2051. Definitions. (a) The following definitions apply in this Article:...

§ 7B-2052 - Victim's rights. - 7B-2052. Victim's rights. (a) A victim of a juvenile offense...

§ 7B-2053 - Responsibilities of the district attorney's office. - 7B-2053. Responsibilities of the district attorney's office. (a) Within 72...

§ 7B-2054 - Responsibilities of judicial officials. - 7B-2054. Responsibilities of judicial officials. (a) In any court proceeding...

§ 7B-2055 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Responsibilities of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice. - 7B-2055. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Responsibilities of the Division...

§ 7B-2056 - Right to restitution. - 7B-2056. Right to restitution. A victim has the right to...

§ 7B-2057 - Confidentiality of a juvenile record. - 7B-2057. Confidentiality of a juvenile record. No rights under this...

§ 7B-2058 - Enforcement of rights. - 7B-2058. Enforcement of rights. (a) A victim may assert the...

Article 21 - Law Enforcement Procedures in Delinquency Proceedings.

§ 7B-2100 - Role of the law enforcement officer. - 7B-2100. Role of the law enforcement officer. A law enforcement...

§ 7B-2101 - Interrogation procedures. - 7B-2101. Interrogation procedures. (a) Any juvenile in custody must be...

§ 7B-2102 - Fingerprinting and photographing juveniles. - 7B-2102. Fingerprinting and photographing juveniles. (a) A law enforcement officer...

§ 7B-2103 - Authority to issue nontestimonial identification order where juvenile alleged to be delinquent. - 7B-2103. Authority to issue nontestimonial identification order where juvenile alleged...

§ 7B-2104 - Time of application for nontestimonial identification order. - 7B-2104. Time of application for nontestimonial identification order. A request...

§ 7B-2105 - Grounds for nontestimonial identification order. - 7B-2105. Grounds for nontestimonial identification order. (a) Except as provided...

§ 7B-2106 - Issuance of order. - 7B-2106. Issuance of order. Upon a showing that the grounds...

§ 7B-2107 - Nontestimonial identification order at request of juvenile. - 7B-2107. Nontestimonial identification order at request of juvenile. A juvenile...

§ 7B-2108 - Destruction of records resulting from nontestimonial identification procedures. - 7B-2108. Destruction of records resulting from nontestimonial identification procedures. The...

§ 7B-2109 - Penalty for willful violation. - 7B-2109. Penalty for willful violation. Any person who willfully violates...

Article 22 - Probable Cause Hearing and Transfer Hearing.

§ 7B-2200 - Transfer of jurisdiction of a juvenile under the age of 16 to superior court. - 7B-2200. Transfer of jurisdiction of a juvenile under the age...

§ 7B-2200.5 - Transfer of jurisdiction of a juvenile at least 16 years of age to superior court. - 7B-2200.5. Transfer of jurisdiction of a juvenile at least 16...

§ 7B-2201 - Fingerprinting and DNA sample from juvenile transferred to superior court. - 7B-2201. Fingerprinting and DNA sample from juvenile transferred to superior...

§ 7B-2202 - Probable cause hearing. - 7B-2202. Probable cause hearing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...

§ 7B-2203 - Transfer hearing. - 7B-2203. Transfer hearing. (a) At the transfer hearing, the prosecutor...

§ 7B-2204 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Right to pretrial release; detention. - 7B-2204. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Right to pretrial release;...

Article 23 - Discovery.

§ 7B-2300 - Disclosure of evidence by petitioner. - 7B-2300. Disclosure of evidence by petitioner. (a) Statement of the...

§ 7B-2301 - Disclosure of evidence by juvenile. - 7B-2301. Disclosure of evidence by juvenile. (a) Names of Witnesses....

§ 7B-2302 - Regulation of discovery; protective orders. - 7B-2302. Regulation of discovery; protective orders. (a) Upon written motion...

§ 7B-2303 - Continuing duty to disclose. - 7B-2303. Continuing duty to disclose. If a party, subject to...

Article 24 - Hearing Procedures.

§ 7B-2400 - Amendment of petition. - 7B-2400. Amendment of petition. The court may permit a petition...

§ 7B-2401 - Determination of incapacity to proceed; evidence; temporary commitment; temporary orders. - 7B-2401. Determination of incapacity to proceed; evidence; temporary commitment; temporary...

§ 7B-2402 - Open hearings. - 7B-2402. Open hearings. All hearings authorized or required pursuant to...

§ 7B-2402.1 - Restraint of juveniles in courtroom. - 7B-2402.1. Restraint of juveniles in courtroom. At any hearing authorized...

§ 7B-2403 - Adjudicatory hearing. - 7B-2403. Adjudicatory hearing. The adjudicatory hearing shall be held within...

§ 7B-2404 - Participation of the prosecutor; voluntary dismissal. - 7B-2404. Participation of the prosecutor; voluntary dismissal. (a) A prosecutor...

§ 7B-2405 - Conduct of the adjudicatory hearing. - 7B-2405. Conduct of the adjudicatory hearing. The adjudicatory hearing shall...

§ 7B-2406 - Continuances. - 7B-2406. Continuances. The court for good cause may continue the...

§ 7B-2407 - When admissions by juvenile may be accepted. - 7B-2407. When admissions by juvenile may be accepted. (a) The...

§ 7B-2408 - Rules of evidence. - 7B-2408. Rules of evidence. If the juvenile denies the allegations...

§ 7B-2408.5 - Motion to suppress evidence in adjudicatory hearings; procedure; appeal. - 7B-2408.5. Motion to suppress evidence in adjudicatory hearings; procedure; appeal....

§ 7B-2409 - Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing. - 7B-2409. Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing. The allegations of...

§ 7B-2410 - Record of proceedings. - 7B-2410. Record of proceedings. All adjudicatory and dispositional hearings and...

§ 7B-2411 - Adjudication. - 7B-2411. Adjudication. If the court finds that the allegations in...

§ 7B-2412 - Legal effect of adjudication of delinquency. - 7B-2412. Legal effect of adjudication of delinquency. An adjudication that...

§ 7B-2413 - Predisposition investigation and report. - 7B-2413. Predisposition investigation and report. The court shall proceed to...

§ 7B-2414 - When jeopardy attaches. - 7B-2414. When jeopardy attaches. Jeopardy attaches in an adjudicatory hearing...

Article 25 - Dispositions.

§ 7B-2500 - Purpose. - 7B-2500. Purpose. The purpose of dispositions in juvenile actions is...

§ 7B-2501 - Dispositional hearing. - 7B-2501. Dispositional hearing. (a) The dispositional hearing may be informal,...

§ 7B-2502 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Evaluation and treatment of undisciplined and delinquent juveniles. - 7B-2502. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Evaluation and treatment of...

§ 7B-2503 - Dispositional alternatives for undisciplined juveniles. - 7B-2503. Dispositional alternatives for undisciplined juveniles. The following alternatives for...

§ 7B-2504 - Conditions of protective supervision for undisciplined juveniles. - 7B-2504. Conditions of protective supervision for undisciplined juveniles. The court...

§ 7B-2505 - Violation of protective supervision by undisciplined juvenile. - 7B-2505. Violation of protective supervision by undisciplined juvenile. (a) On...

§ 7B-2506 - Dispositional alternatives for delinquent juveniles. - 7B-2506. Dispositional alternatives for delinquent juveniles. The court exercising jurisdiction...

§ 7B-2507 - Delinquency history levels. - 7B-2507. Delinquency history levels. (a) Generally. - The delinquency history...

§ 7B-2508 - Dispositional limits for each class of offense and delinquency history level. - 7B-2508. Dispositional limits for each class of offense and delinquency...

§ 7B-2508.1 - Criminal gang activity. - 7B-2508.1. Criminal gang activity. The following definitions apply in this...

§ 7B-2509 - Registration of certain delinquent juveniles. - 7B-2509. Registration of certain delinquent juveniles. In any case in...

§ 7B-2510 - Conditions of probation; violation of probation. - 7B-2510. Conditions of probation; violation of probation. (a) In any...

§ 7B-2511 - Termination of probation. - 7B-2511. Termination of probation. At the end of or at...

§ 7B-2512 - Dispositional order. - 7B-2512. Dispositional order. (a) The dispositional order shall be in...

§ 7B-2513 - Commitment of delinquent juvenile to Division. - 7B-2513. Commitment of delinquent juvenile to Division. (a) Pursuant to...

§ 7B-2514 - Post-release supervision planning; release. - 7B-2514. Post-release supervision planning; release. (a) The Division shall be...

§ 7B-2515 - Notification of extended commitment; plan of treatment. - 7B-2515. Notification of extended commitment; plan of treatment. (a) In...

§ 7B-2516 - Revocation of post-release supervision. - 7B-2516. Revocation of post-release supervision. (a) On motion of the...

§ 7B-2517 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Transfer authority of Governor. - 7B-2517. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Transfer authority of Governor....

Article 26 - Modification and Enforcement of Dispositional Orders; Appeals.

§ 7B-2600 - Authority to modify or vacate. - 7B-2600. Authority to modify or vacate. (a) Upon motion in...

§ 7B-2601 - Request for modification for lack of suitable services. - 7B-2601. Request for modification for lack of suitable services. If...

§ 7B-2602 - Right to appeal. - 7B-2602. Right to appeal. Upon motion of a proper party...

§ 7B-2603 - Right to appeal transfer decision. - 7B-2603. Right to appeal transfer decision. (a) Notwithstanding G.S. 7B-2602,...

§ 7B-2604 - Proper parties for appeal. - 7B-2604. Proper parties for appeal. (a) An appeal may be...

§ 7B-2605 - Disposition pending appeal. - 7B-2605. Disposition pending appeal. Pending disposition of an appeal, the...

§ 7B-2606 - Disposition after appeal. - 7B-2606. Disposition after appeal. Upon the affirmation of the order...

Article 27 - Authority over Parents of Juveniles Adjudicated Delinquent or Undisciplined.

§ 7B-2700 - Appearance in court. - 7B-2700. Appearance in court. The parent, guardian, or custodian of...

§ 7B-2701 - Parental responsibility classes. - 7B-2701. Parental responsibility classes. The court may order the parent,...

§ 7B-2702 - Medical, surgical, psychiatric, or psychological evaluation or treatment of juvenile or parent. - 7B-2702. Medical, surgical, psychiatric, or psychological evaluation or treatment of...

§ 7B-2703 - Compliance with orders of court. - 7B-2703. Compliance with orders of court. (a) The court may...

§ 7B-2704 - Payment of support or other expenses; assignment of insurance coverage. - 7B-2704. Payment of support or other expenses; assignment of insurance...

§ 7B-2705 - Employment discrimination unlawful. - 7B-2705. Employment discrimination unlawful. No employer may discharge, demote, or...

§ 7B-2706 - Contempt for failure to comply. - 7B-2706. Contempt for failure to comply. Upon motion of the...

Article 27A - Authority Over Parents, Guardians, or Custodians of Vulnerable Juveniles Who Are Receiving Juvenile Consultation Services.

§ 7B-2715 - Attend all scheduled meetings with juvenile court counselor. - 7B-2715. Attend all scheduled meetings with juvenile court counselor. The...

§ 7B-2716 - Attend parental responsibility classes. - 7B-2716. Attend parental responsibility classes. The juvenile court counselor may...

§ 7B-2717 - (Effective until contingency met see note) Medical, surgical, psychiatric, or psychological evaluation or treatment of vulnerable juveniles who are receiving juvenile consultation services or parents. - 7B-2717. Medical, surgical, psychiatric, or psychological evaluation or treatment of...

§ 7B-2718 - Compliance with recommendations of the juvenile court counselor for juveniles receiving juvenile consultation services. - 7B-2718. Compliance with recommendations of the juvenile court counselor for...

Article 29 - Records and Social Reports of Cases of Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency.

§ 7B-2900 - Definitions. - 7B-2900. Definitions. The definitions of G.S. 7B-101 and G.S. 7B-1501...

§ 7B-2901 - Confidentiality of records. - 7B-2901. Confidentiality of records. (a) The clerk shall maintain a...

§ 7B-2902 - Disclosure in child fatality or near fatality cases. - 7B-2902. Disclosure in child fatality or near fatality cases. (a)...

Article 30 - Juvenile Records and Social Reports of Delinquency and Undisciplined Cases.

§ 7B-3000 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Juvenile court records. - 7B-3000. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Juvenile court records. (a)...

§ 7B-3001 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Other records relating to juveniles. - 7B-3001. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Other records relating to...

Article 31 - Disclosure of Juvenile Information.

§ 7B-3100 - Disclosure of information about juveniles. - 7B-3100. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Disclosure of information about...

§ 7B-3101 - Notification of schools when juveniles are alleged or found to be delinquent. - 7B-3101. Notification of schools when juveniles are alleged or found...

§ 7B-3102 - Disclosure of information about juveniles who escape. - 7B-3102. Disclosure of information about juveniles who escape. (a) Notwithstanding...

Article 32 - Expunction of Juvenile Records.

§ 7B-3200 - Expunction of records of juveniles alleged or adjudicated delinquent and undisciplined. - 7B-3200. Expunction of records of juveniles alleged or adjudicated delinquent...

§ 7B-3201 - Effect of expunction. - 7B-3201. Effect of expunction. (a) Whenever a juvenile's record is...

§ 7B-3202 - Notice of expunction. - 7B-3202. Notice of expunction. Upon expunction of a juvenile's record,...

Article 34 - Parental Authority over Juveniles.

§ 7B-3400 - Juvenile under 18 subject to parents' control. - 7B-3400. Juvenile under 18 subject to parents' control. Notwithstanding any...

§ 7B-3401 - Definitions. - 7B-3401. Definitions. The definitions of G.S. 7B-101 and G.S. 7B-1501...

§ 7B-3402 - Exceptions. - 7B-3402. Exceptions. This Article shall not apply to any juvenile...

§ 7B-3403 - No criminal liability created. - 7B-3403. No criminal liability created. This Article shall not be...

§ 7B-3404 - Enforcement. - 7B-3404. Enforcement. The provisions of this Article may be enforced...

Article 35 - Emancipation.

§ 7B-3500 - Who may petition. - 7B-3500. Who may petition. Any juvenile who is 16 years...

§ 7B-3501 - Petition. - 7B-3501. Petition. The petition shall be signed and verified by...

§ 7B-3502 - Summons. - 7B-3502. Summons. A copy of the filed petition along with...

§ 7B-3503 - Hearing. - 7B-3503. Hearing. The court, sitting without a jury, shall permit...

§ 7B-3504 - Considerations for emancipation. - 7B-3504. Considerations for emancipation. In determining the best interests of...

§ 7B-3505 - Final decree of emancipation. - 7B-3505. Final decree of emancipation. After reviewing the considerations for...

§ 7B-3506 - Costs of court. - 7B-3506. Costs of court. The court may tax the costs...

§ 7B-3507 - Legal effect of final decree. - 7B-3507. Legal effect of final decree. As of entry of...

§ 7B-3508 - Appeals. - 7B-3508. Appeals. Any petitioner, parent, guardian, or custodian who is...

§ 7B-3509 - Application of common law. - 7B-3509. Application of common law. A married juvenile is emancipated...

Article 36 - Judicial Consent for Emergency Surgical or Medical Treatment.

§ 7B-3600 - Judicial authorization of emergency treatment; procedure. - 7B-3600. Judicial authorization of emergency treatment; procedure. A juvenile in...

Article 37 - Placing or Adoption of Juvenile Delinquents or Dependents.

§ 7B-3700 - Consent required for bringing child into State for placement or adoption. - 7B-3700. Consent required for bringing child into State for placement...

§ 7B-3701 - Bond required. - 7B-3701. Bond required. The Social Services Commission may, in its...

§ 7B-3702 - Consent required for removing child from State. - 7B-3702. Consent required for removing child from State. No child...

§ 7B-3703 - Violation of Article a misdemeanor. - 7B-3703. Violation of Article a misdemeanor. Every person acting for...

§ 7B-3704 - Definitions. - 7B-3704. Definitions. The term "Department" wherever used in this Article...

§ 7B-3705 - Application of Article. - 7B-3705. Application of Article. None of the provisions of this...

Article 38 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

§ 7B-3800 - Adoption of Compact. - 7B-3800. Adoption of Compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement...

§ 7B-3801 - Financial responsibility under Compact. - 7B-3801. Financial responsibility under Compact. Financial responsibility for any child...

§ 7B-3802 - Agreements under Compact. - 7B-3802. Agreements under Compact. The officers and agencies of this...

§ 7B-3803 - Visitation, inspection or supervision. - 7B-3803. Visitation, inspection or supervision. Any requirements for visitation, inspection...

§ 7B-3804 - Compact to govern between party states. - 7B-3804. Compact to govern between party states. The provisions of...

§ 7B-3805 - Placement of delinquents. - 7B-3805. Placement of delinquents. Any court having jurisdiction to place...

§ 7B-3806 - Compact Administrator. - 7B-3806. Compact Administrator. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint...

§ 7B-3808 - Action for Interstate Compact administrator to forward a request. - 7B-3808. Action for Interstate Compact administrator to forward a request....

Article 39 - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.

§ 7B-3900 - Legislative findings and purposes. - 7B-3900. Legislative findings and purposes. (a) Finding adoptive families for...

§ 7B-3901 - Definitions. - 7B-3901. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in...

§ 7B-3902 - Compacts authorized. - 7B-3902. Compacts authorized. The Secretary of the Department of Health...

§ 7B-3903 - Content of compacts. - 7B-3903. Content of compacts. (a) A compact under this Article...

§ 7B-3904 - Medical assistance. - 7B-3904. Medical assistance. (a) A child with special needs who...

§ 7B-3905 - Federal participation. - 7B-3905. Federal participation. The Department of Health and Human Services,...

§ 7B-3906 - Compact Administrator. - 7B-3906. Compact Administrator. The Secretary of the Department of Health...

Article 40 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

§ 7B-4000 - (For effective date - see note) Short title. - 7B-4000. (For effective date - see note) Short title. This...

§ 7B-4001 - (For effective date - see note) Governor to execute Compact; form of Compact. - 7B-4001. (For effective date - see note) Governor to execute...

§ 7B-4002 - Implementation of the Compact. - 7B-4002. Implementation of the Compact. (a) The North Carolina State...

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Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code