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NC Gen Stat § 7B-201 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 2 - Jurisdiction.|§ 7B-201 - Retention and termination of jurisdiction.

 7B-201. Retention and termination of jurisdiction.(a) When the court obtains jurisdiction over a juvenile, jurisdiction shall continue until terminated by order of the court or until the juvenile reaches the age of 18 years or is otherwise emancipated, whichever occurs first.(b) When the court's jurisdiction terminates, whether automatically or by court order, the court thereafter shall not modify or enforce any order previously entered in the case, including any juvenile court order relating to the custody, placement, or guardianship of the juvenile. The legal status of the juvenile and the custodial rights of the parties shall revert to the status they were before the juvenile petition was filed, unless applicable law or a valid court order in another civil action provides otherwise. Termination of the court's jurisdiction in an abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding, however, shall not affect any of the following:(1) A civil custody order entered pursuant to G.S. 7B-911.(2) An order terminating parental rights.(3) A pending action to terminate parental rights, unless the court orders otherwise.(4) Any proceeding in which the juvenile is alleged to be or has been adjudicated undisciplined or delinquent.(5) The court's jurisdiction in relation to any new abuse, neglect, or dependency petition that is filed. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 469, s. 4; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 23.2(d); 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-320, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-300 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.|§ 7B-300 - Protective services.

 7B-300. Protective services.The director of the department of social services in each county of the State shall establish protective services for juveniles alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.Protective services shall include the screening of reports, the performance of an assessment using either a family assessment response or an investigative assessment response, casework, or other counseling services to parents, guardians, or other caretakers as provided by the director to help the parents, guardians, or other caretakers and the court to prevent abuse or neglect, to improve the quality of child care, to be more adequate parents, guardians, or caretakers, and to preserve and stabilize family life.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 359, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 923, s. 1; 1997-506, s. 31; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 2; 2015-123, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-301 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.|§ 7B-301 - Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment.

 7B-301. Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment.(a) Any person or institution who has cause to suspect that any juvenile is abused, neglected, or dependent, as defined by G.S. 7B-101, or has died as the result of maltreatment, shall report the case of that juvenile to the director of the department of social services in the county where the juvenile resides or is found. The report may be made orally, by telephone, or in writing. The report shall include information as is known to the person making it including the name and address of the juvenile; the name and address of the juvenile's parent, guardian, or caretaker; the age of the juvenile; the names and ages of other juveniles in the home; the present whereabouts of the juvenile if not at the home address; the nature and extent of any injury or condition resulting from abuse, neglect, or dependency; and any other information which the person making the report believes might be helpful in establishing the need for protective services or court intervention. If the report is made orally or by telephone, the person making the report shall give the person's name, address, and telephone number. Refusal of the person making the report to give a name shall not preclude the department's assessment of the alleged abuse, neglect, dependency, or death as a result of maltreatment.(b) Any person or institution who knowingly or wantonly fails to report the case of a juvenile as required by subsection (a) of this section, or who knowingly or wantonly prevents another person from making a report as required by subsection (a) of this section, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-123, s. 3, effective January 1, 2016.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 923, s. 2; 1993, c. 516, s. 4; 1997-506, s. 32; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 3; 2013-52, s. 7; 2015-123, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-305 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.|§ 7B-305 - Request for review by prosecutor.

 7B-305. Request for review by prosecutor.The person making the report shall have five working days, from receipt of the decision of the director of the department of social services not to petition the court, to notify the prosecutor that the person is requesting a review. The prosecutor shall notify the person making the report and the director of the time and place for the review, and the director shall immediately transmit to the prosecutor a copy of a summary of the assessment. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-306 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.|§ 7B-306 - Review by prosecutor.

 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.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-309 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.|§ 7B-309 - Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment.

 7B-309. Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment.Anyone who makes a report pursuant to this Article; cooperates with the county department of social services in a protective services assessment; testifies in any judicial proceeding resulting from a protective services report or assessment; provides information or assistance, including medical evaluations or consultation in connection with a report, investigation, or legal intervention pursuant to a good-faith report of child abuse or neglect; or otherwise participates in the program authorized by this Article; is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for that action provided that the person was acting in good faith. In any proceeding involving liability, good faith is presumed.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, s. 469, s. 8; 1993, c. 516, s. 9; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 9; 2019-240, s. 18.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-310 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.|§ 7B-310 - Privileges not grounds for failing to report or for excluding evidence.

 7B-310. Privileges not grounds for failing to report or for excluding evidence.No privilege shall be grounds for any person or institution failing to report that a juvenile may have been abused, neglected, or dependent, even if the knowledge or suspicion is acquired in an official professional capacity, except when the knowledge or suspicion is gained by an attorney from that attorney's client during representation only in the abuse, neglect, or dependency case. No privilege, except the attorney-client privilege, shall be grounds for excluding evidence of abuse, neglect, or dependency in any judicial proceeding (civil, criminal, or juvenile) in which a juvenile's abuse, neglect, or dependency is in issue nor in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report submitted under this Article, both as this privilege relates to the competency of the witness and to the exclusion of confidential communications. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1987, c. 323, s. 1; 1993, c. 514, s. 3; c. 516, s. 10; 1995, c. 509, s. 133; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-320 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|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.(a) After the completion of an investigative assessment response that results in a determination of abuse or serious neglect and the identification of a responsible individual, the director shall personally deliver written notice of the determination to the identified individual in an expeditious manner.(a1) If the director determines that the juvenile is the victim of human trafficking by an individual other than the juvenile's parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker, the director shall cooperate with the local law enforcement agency and district attorney to determine the safest way, if possible, to provide notification to the identified responsible individual. If the director does not provide notification in accordance with this subsection, the director shall document the reason and basis for not providing the notification.The director shall not provide notification to the responsible individual or proceed further under this Article if notification is likely to cause any of the following to occur:(1) Cause mental or physical harm or danger to the juvenile.(2) Undermine an ongoing or future criminal investigation.(3) Jeopardize the State's ability to prosecute the identified responsible individual.(b) If personal written notice is not made within 15 days of the determination and the director has made diligent efforts to locate the identified individual, the director shall send the notice to the individual by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the individual at the individual's last known address.(c) The notice shall include all of the following:(1) A statement informing the individual of the nature of the investigative assessment response and whether the director determined abuse or serious neglect or both.(1a) A statement that the individual has been identified as a responsible individual.(2) A statement summarizing the substantial evidence supporting the director's determination without identifying the reporter or collateral contacts.(3) A statement informing the individual that unless the individual petitions for judicial review, the individual's name will be placed on the responsible individuals list as provided in G.S. 7B-311, and that the Department of Health and Human Services may provide information from this list to child caring institutions, child placing agencies, group home facilities, and other providers of foster care, child care, or adoption services that need to determine the fitness of individuals to care for or adopt children.(4) A clear description of the actions the individual must take to seek judicial review of the director's determination.(d) In addition to the notice, the director shall provide the individual with a copy of a petition for judicial review form.  (2005-399, s. 3; 2010-90, s. 5; 2013-129, s. 4; 2019-33, s. 3; 2021-132, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-324 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 3A - Judicial Review; Responsible Individuals List.|§ 7B-324 - Persons ineligible to petition for judicial review.

 7B-324. Persons ineligible to petition for judicial review.(a) An individual who has been identified by a director as a responsible individual is not eligible for judicial review if any of the following apply:(1) The individual is criminally convicted as a result of the same incident. The district attorney shall inform the director of the result of the criminal proceeding.(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-129, s. 6, effective October 1, 2013, and applicable to actions filed or pending on or after that date.(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-90, s. 8, effective July 11, 2010.(4) After proper notice, the individual fails to file a petition for judicial review with the district court in a timely manner.(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-90, s. 8, effective July 11, 2010.(a1) If the individual is criminally convicted as a result of the same incident after the petition for judicial review is filed, the court shall dismiss the petition for judicial review with prejudice.(b) If an individual seeking judicial review is named as a respondent in a juvenile court case or a defendant in a criminal court case resulting from the same incident, the district court judge may stay the judicial review proceeding.  (2005-399, s. 3; 2010-90, s. 8; 2013-129, s. 6; 2019-33, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-400 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-400 - Venue.

 7B-400. Venue.(a) A proceeding in which a juvenile is alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent may be commenced in the judicial district in which the juvenile resides or is present at the time the petition is filed. If a regional social services department includes counties in more than one judicial district, the department shall file in the judicial district where the child resides or was present when the report required by G.S. 7B-301 was received. Notwithstanding G.S. 153A-257, the absence of a juvenile from the juvenile's home pursuant to a protection plan during an assessment or the provision of case management services by a department of social services shall not change the original venue if it subsequently becomes necessary to file a juvenile petition.(b) When the director in one county conducts an assessment pursuant to G.S. 7B-302 in another county because a conflict of interest exists, the director in the county conducting the assessment may file a resulting petition in either county.(c) For good cause, the court may grant motion for change of venue before adjudication. A pre-adjudication change of venue shall not affect the identity of the petitioner.(d) Any change of venue after adjudication shall be pursuant to G.S. 7B-900.1.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2009-311, s. 2; 2013-129, s. 7; 2017-41, s. 4.4.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-401 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-401 - Pleading and process.

 7B-401. Pleading and process.(a) The pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition. The process in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the summons.(b) If the court has retained jurisdiction over a juvenile whose custody was granted to a parent and there are no periodic judicial reviews of the placement, the provisions of Article 8 of this subchapter shall apply to any subsequent report of abuse, neglect, or dependency determined by the director of social services to require court action pursuant to G.S. 7B-302.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2013-129, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-402 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-402 - Petition.

 7B-402. Petition.(a) The petition shall contain the name, date of birth, address of the juvenile, the name and last known address of each party as determined by G.S. 7B-401.1, and allegations of facts sufficient to invoke jurisdiction over the juvenile. The petition may contain information on more than one juvenile when the juveniles are from the same home and are before the court for the same reason.(b) The petition, or an affidavit attached to the petition, shall contain the information required by G.S. 50A-209.(c) Sufficient copies of the petition shall be prepared so that copies will be available for each party named in the petition, except the juvenile, and for the juvenile's guardian ad litem, the social worker, and any person determined by the court to be a necessary party.(d) If the petition is filed in a county other than the county of the juvenile's residence, the petitioner shall provide a copy of the petition and any notices of hearing to the director of the department of social services in the county of the juvenile's residence.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 469, s. 9; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2004-128, s. 11; 2005-320, s. 3; 2009-311, s. 3; 2010-90, s. 9; 2013-129, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-403 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-403 - Receipt of reports; filing of petition.

 7B-403. Receipt of reports; filing of petition.(a) All reports concerning a juvenile alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent shall be referred to the director of the department of social services for screening. Thereafter, if it is determined by the director that a report should be filed as a petition, the petition shall be drawn by the director, verified before an official authorized to administer oaths, and filed by the clerk, recording the date of filing.(b) A decision of the director of social services not to file a report as a petition shall be reviewed by the prosecutor if review is requested pursuant to G.S. 7B-305. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 469, ss. 10, 11; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-404 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-404 - Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed.

 7B-404. Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed.(a) When the office of the clerk is closed, a magistrate shall accept for filing the following:(1) A petition alleging a juvenile to be abused, neglected, or dependent.(2) A petition alleging the obstruction of or interference with an assessment required by G.S. 7B-302.(b) The authority of the magistrate under this section is limited to emergency situations when a petition must be filed to obtain a nonsecure custody order or an order under G.S. 7B-303. Any petition accepted for filing under this section shall be delivered to the clerk's office for processing as soon as that office is open for business.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1987, c. 409, s. 3; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 10; 2017-161, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-405 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-405 - Commencement of action.

 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.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-406 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-406 - Issuance of summons.

 7B-406. Issuance of summons.(a) Immediately after a petition has been filed alleging that a juvenile is abused, neglected, or dependent, the clerk shall issue a summons to each party named in the petition, except the juvenile, requiring them to appear for a hearing at the time and place stated in the summons. A copy of the petition shall be attached to each summons. Service of the summons shall be completed as provided in G.S. 7B-407, but the parent of the juvenile shall not be deemed to be under a disability even though the parent is a minor.(b) A summons shall be on a printed form supplied by the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall include each of the following:(1) Notice of the nature of the proceeding.(2) Notice of any right to counsel and information about how a parent may seek the appointment of counsel prior to a hearing if provisional counsel is not identified.(2a) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-129, s. 11, effective October 1, 2013, and applicable to actions filed or pending on or after that date.(3) Notice that, if the court determines at the hearing that the allegations of the petition are true, the court will conduct a dispositional hearing to consider the needs of the juvenile and enter an order designed to meet those needs and the objectives of the State.(4) Notice that the dispositional order or a subsequent order:a. May remove the juvenile from the custody of the parent, guardian, or custodian.b. May require that the juvenile receive medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment and that the parent participate in the treatment.c. May require the parent to undergo psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment or counseling for the purpose of remedying the behaviors or conditions that are alleged in the petition or that contributed to the removal of the juvenile from the custody of that person.d. May order the parent to pay for treatment that is ordered for the juvenile or the parent.e. May, upon proper notice and hearing and a finding based on the criteria set out in G.S. 7B-1111, terminate the parental rights of the respondent parent.(c) The summons shall advise the parent that upon service, jurisdiction over that person is obtained and that failure to comply with any order of the court pursuant to G.S. 7B-904 may cause the court to issue a show cause order for contempt.(d) A summons shall be directed to the person summoned to appear and shall be delivered to any person authorized to serve process.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1090, s. 2; 1995, c. 328, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2000-183, s. 1; 2001-208, s. 1; 2001-487, s. 101; 2004-128, s. 12; 2010-90, s. 10; 2013-129, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-407 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-407 - Service of summons.

 7B-407. Service of summons.The summons shall be served under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4, upon the parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker, not less than five days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing. The time for service may be waived in the discretion of the court.If service by publication under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4(j1), or service in a foreign country under Rule 4(j3), is required, the cost of the service by publication shall be advanced by the petitioner and may be charged as court costs as the court may direct.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2003-304, s. 1; 2013-129, s. 12; 2017-161, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 7B-408 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code|Article 4 - Venue; Petitions.|§ 7B-408 - Copy of petition and notices to guardian ad litem.

 7B-408. Copy of petition and notices to guardian ad litem.Immediately after a petition has been filed alleging that a juvenile is abused or neglected, the clerk shall provide a copy of the petition and any notices of hearings to the local guardian ad litem office. (2003-140, s. 6)