North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 7B

314 sections. Sourced from ncleg.gov; each section links to its full text with case-law cross-references.

• § 7B-100 Purpose
• § 7B-101 Definitions
• § 7B-102 Limitation
• § 7B-200 Jurisdiction
• § 7B-201 Retention and termination of jurisdiction
• § 7B-202 Permanency mediation
• § 7B-299 Reserved for future codification purposes
• § 7B-300 Protective services
• § 7B-301 Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment
• § 7B-302 Assessment by director; military affiliation; access to confidential information; notification of person making the report
• § 7B-302.1 Conflicts of interest
• § 7B-303 Interference with assessment
• § 7B-305 Request for review by prosecutor or Division
• § 7B-306 Review by prosecutor or Division
• § 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-308 Authority of medical professionals in abuse cases
• § 7B-309 Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment
• § 7B-311 Central registry; responsible individuals list
• § 7B-320 Notification to individual determined to be a responsible individual
• § 7B-323 Petition for judicial review; district court
• § 7B-324 Persons ineligible to petition for judicial review
• § 7B-325 Petition for expungement
• § 7B-400 Venue
• § 7B-401 Pleading and process
• § 7B-401.1 Parties
• § 7B-402 Petition
• § 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
• § 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-505.1 Consent for medical care for a juvenile placed in nonsecure custody of a department of social services
• § 7B-506 Hearing to determine need for continued nonsecure custody
• § 7B-507 Juvenile placed in nonsecure custody of a department of social services
• § 7B-508 Telephonic communication authorized
• § 7B-520 Purpose; limitations
• § 7B-521 Persons to whom infant may be surrendered
• § 7B-522 Duties of person taking safely surrendered infant into temporary custody
• § 7B-523 Immunity for those receiving infant
• § 7B-524 Confidentiality of information and records
• § 7B-525 Social services response
• § 7B-526 Notice by publication of the safely surrendered infant
• § 7B-527 Rights of surrendering parent
• § 7B-528 Information to surrendering parent
• § 7B-534 Reserved for future codification purposes
• § 7B-535 General provisions for safe babies court
• § 7B-536 Safe babies court records and information
• § 7B-600 Appointment of guardian
• § 7B-601 Appointment and duties of guardian ad litem
• § 7B-602 Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem
• § 7B-603 Payment of court-appointed attorney or guardian ad litem
• § 7B-604 (Effective April 1, 2026) Legal counsel for department
• § 7B-700 Sharing of information; discovery
• § 7B-800 Amendment of petition
• § 7B-800.1 Pre-adjudication hearing
• § 7B-801 Hearing
• § 7B-802 Conduct of hearing
• § 7B-803 Continuances
• § 7B-804 Rules of evidence
• § 7B-805 Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing
• § 7B-807 Adjudication
• § 7B-808 Predisposition report
• § 7B-900 Purpose
• § 7B-900.1 Post adjudication venue
• § 7B-901 Initial dispositional hearing
• § 7B-903 Dispositional alternatives for abused, neglected, or dependent juvenile
• § 7B-903.1 Juvenile placed in custody of a department of social services
• § 7B-903.2 Emergency motion for placement and payment
• § 7B-904 Authority over parents of juvenile adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent
• § 7B-905 Dispositional order
• § 7B-905.1 Visitation
• § 7B-905.2 Transportation of high-risk juveniles
• § 7B-906.1 Review and permanency planning hearings
• § 7B-906.2 Permanent plans; concurrent planning
• § 7B-908 Post termination of parental rights' placement court review
• § 7B-909 Review of agency's plan for placement
• § 7B-909.1 Relinquishment to a department of social services
• § 7B-909.2 Post-adoption contact agreements; orders from minors in department of social services custody
• § 7B-909.3 Modification, enforcement, and termination of a post-adoption contact agreement and order; no right to appeal; rights of adoptive parents
• § 7B-910 Review of voluntary foster care placements
• § 7B-910.1 Review of voluntary foster care placements with young adults
• § 7B-911 Civil child custody order
• § 7B-912 Juveniles 14 years of age and older; Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
• § 7B-1000 Authority to modify
• § 7B-1001 Right to appeal
• § 7B-1002 Proper parties for appeal
• § 7B-1003 Disposition pending appeal
• § 7B-1004 Disposition after appeal
• § 7B-1100 Legislative intent; construction of Article
• § 7B-1101 Jurisdiction
• § 7B-1101.1 Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem
• § 7B-1102 Pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency proceedings
• § 7B-1103 Who may file a petition or motion
• § 7B-1104 Petition or motion
• § 7B-1105 Preliminary hearing; unknown parent
• § 7B-1105.1 Preliminary hearing; safely surrendered infant
• § 7B-1106 Issuance of summons
• § 7B-1106.1 Notice in pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency cases
• § 7B-1108 Answer or response of parent; appointment of guardian ad litem for juvenile
• § 7B-1108.1 Pretrial hearing
• § 7B-1109 Adjudicatory hearing on termination
• § 7B-1110 Determination of best interests of the juvenile
• § 7B-1111 Grounds for terminating parental rights
• § 7B-1112 Effects of termination order
• § 7B-1112.1 Selection of adoptive parents
• § 7B-1114 Reinstatement of parental rights
• § 7B-1200 Office of Guardian ad Litem Services established
• § 7B-1201 Implementation and administration
• § 7B-1203 Alternative plans
• § 7B-1204 Civil liability of volunteers
• § 7B-1300 Purpose
• § 7B-1301 Program on Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
• § 7B-1302 Children's Trust Fund
• § 7B-1400 Declaration of public policy
• § 7B-1401 Definitions
• § 7B-1402 Task Force - creation; membership; vacancies
• § 7B-1402.5 Task Force - organization; committees, leadership, policies and procedures; public meetings
• § 7B-1403 Task Force - duties
• § 7B-1406.5 Local Teams; county work
• § 7B-1407 Local Teams; composition and leadership
• § 7B-1407.5 Review of child maltreatment deaths and deaths of children known to child protective services
• § 7B-1407.6 Review of infant deaths
• § 7B-1407.10 Team findings and reporting
• § 7B-1407.15 Duties of medical examiner child fatality staff
• § 7B-1410 Duties of the director of the local department of health; director of the county department of social services; or consolidated health and human services director for counties with consolidated human services
• § 7B-1412 Task Force - reports
• § 7B-1413 Access to records
• § 7B-1413.5 Participation in the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System
• § 7B-1414 Administration; funding
• § 7B-1500 Purpose
• § 7B-1501 Definitions
• § 7B-1600 Jurisdiction over undisciplined juveniles
• § 7B-1601 Jurisdiction over delinquent juveniles
• § 7B-1602 Extended jurisdiction over a delinquent juvenile under certain circumstances
• § 7B-1603 Jurisdiction in certain circumstances
• § 7B-1604 Limitations on juvenile court jurisdiction
• § 7B-1605 Jurisdiction over certain delinquent juveniles
• § 7B-1700 Intake services
• § 7B-1700.1 Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency
• § 7B-1701 Preliminary inquiry
• § 7B-1702 Evaluation
• § 7B-1703 Evaluation decision
• § 7B-1704 Request for review by prosecutor
• § 7B-1705 Review of determination that petition should not be filed
• § 7B-1706 Diversion plans and referral
• § 7B-1706.1 Juvenile consultation services
• § 7B-1707 Direct contempt by juvenile
• § 7B-1800 Venue
• § 7B-1801 Pleading and process
• § 7B-1802 Petition
• § 7B-1803 Receipt of complaints; filing of petition
• § 7B-1804 Commencement of action
• § 7B-1805 Issuance of summons
• § 7B-1806 Service of summons
• § 7B-1807 Notice to parent and juvenile of scheduled hearings
• § 7B-1808 First appearance for felony cases
• § 7B-1900 Taking a juvenile into temporary custody
• § 7B-1901 Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody
• § 7B-1902 Authority to issue custody orders; delegation
• § 7B-1903 Criteria for secure or nonsecure custody
• § 7B-1904 Order for secure or nonsecure custody
• § 7B-1904.5 Execution of secure custody order by law enforcement officer
• § 7B-1905 Place of secure or nonsecure custody
• § 7B-1906 Secure or nonsecure custody hearings
• § 7B-1907 Telephonic communication authorized
• § 7B-2000 Juvenile's right to counsel; presumption of indigence
• § 7B-2001 Appointment of guardian
• § 7B-2051 Definitions
• § 7B-2052 Victim's rights
• § 7B-2053 Responsibilities of the district attorney's office
• § 7B-2054 Responsibilities of judicial officials
• § 7B-2055 Responsibilities of the Division of Juvenile Justice
• § 7B-2056 Right to restitution
• § 7B-2057 Confidentiality of a juvenile record
• § 7B-2058 Enforcement of rights
• § 7B-2100 Role of the law enforcement officer
• § 7B-2101 Interrogation procedures
• § 7B-2102 Fingerprinting and photographing juveniles
• § 7B-2103 Authority to issue nontestimonial identification order where juvenile alleged to be delinquent
• § 7B-2104 Time of application for nontestimonial identification order
• § 7B-2105 Grounds for nontestimonial identification order
• § 7B-2106 Issuance of order
• § 7B-2107 Nontestimonial identification order at request of juvenile
• § 7B-2108 Destruction of records resulting from nontestimonial identification procedures
• § 7B-2109 Penalty for willful violation
• § 7B-2200 Transfer of jurisdiction of a juvenile under the age of 16 to superior court
• § 7B-2200.5 Transfer of jurisdiction of a juvenile at least 16 years of age to superior court
• § 7B-2201 Fingerprinting and DNA sample from juvenile transferred to superior court
• § 7B-2202 Probable cause hearing
• § 7B-2202.5 Indictment return appearance
• § 7B-2203 Transfer hearing
• § 7B-2204 Right to pretrial release; detention
• § 7B-2300 Disclosure of evidence by petitioner
• § 7B-2301 Disclosure of evidence by juvenile
• § 7B-2302 Regulation of discovery; protective orders
• § 7B-2303 Continuing duty to disclose
• § 7B-2400 Amendment of petition
• § 7B-2401 No proceedings when juvenile is not capable to proceed
• § 7B-2401.1 Definitions
• § 7B-2401.2 Procedures to determine capacity; hearing procedures; evidence
• § 7B-2401.3 Juvenile forensic evaluation credentialing; conducting forensic evaluations; written reports; compensation of experts
• § 7B-2401.4 Remediation
• § 7B-2401.5 Involuntary commitment; dismissal; seal records
• § 7B-2402 Open hearings
• § 7B-2402.1 Restraint of juveniles in courtroom
• § 7B-2403 Adjudicatory hearing
• § 7B-2404 Participation of the prosecutor; voluntary dismissal
• § 7B-2405 Conduct of the adjudicatory hearing
• § 7B-2406 Continuances
• § 7B-2407 When admissions by juvenile may be accepted
• § 7B-2408 Rules of evidence
• § 7B-2408.5 Motion to suppress evidence in adjudicatory hearings; procedure; appeal
• § 7B-2409 Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing
• § 7B-2410 Record of proceedings
• § 7B-2411 Adjudication
• § 7B-2412 Legal effect of adjudication of delinquency
• § 7B-2413 Predisposition investigation and report
• § 7B-2414 When jeopardy attaches
• § 7B-2500 Purpose
• § 7B-2501 Dispositional hearing
• § 7B-2502 Evaluation and treatment of undisciplined and delinquent juveniles
• § 7B-2503 Dispositional alternatives for undisciplined juveniles
• § 7B-2504 Conditions of protective supervision for undisciplined juveniles
• § 7B-2505 Violation of protective supervision by undisciplined juvenile
• § 7B-2506 Dispositional alternatives for delinquent juveniles
• § 7B-2507 Delinquency history levels
• § 7B-2508 Dispositional limits for each class of offense and delinquency history level
• § 7B-2508.1 Criminal gang activity
• § 7B-2509 Registration of certain delinquent juveniles
• § 7B-2510 Conditions of probation; violation of probation
• § 7B-2511 Termination of probation
• § 7B-2512 Dispositional order
• § 7B-2513 Commitment of delinquent juvenile to Division
• § 7B-2514 Post-release supervision planning; release
• § 7B-2515 Notification of extended commitment; plan of treatment
• § 7B-2516 Revocation of post-release supervision
• § 7B-2517 Transfer authority of Governor
• § 7B-2600 Authority to modify or vacate
• § 7B-2601 Request for modification for lack of suitable services
• § 7B-2602 Right to appeal
• § 7B-2603 Right to appeal transfer decision
• § 7B-2604 Proper parties for appeal
• § 7B-2605 Disposition pending appeal
• § 7B-2606 Disposition after appeal
• § 7B-2700 Appearance in court
• § 7B-2701 Parental responsibility classes
• § 7B-2702 Medical, surgical, psychiatric, or psychological evaluation or treatment of juvenile or parent
• § 7B-2703 Compliance with orders of court
• § 7B-2704 Payment of support or other expenses; assignment of insurance coverage
• § 7B-2705 Employment discrimination unlawful
• § 7B-2706 Contempt for failure to comply
• § 7B-2715 Attend all scheduled meetings with juvenile court counselor
• § 7B-2716 Attend parental responsibility classes
• § 7B-2717 Medical, surgical, psychiatric, or psychological evaluation or treatment of vulnerable juveniles who are receiving juvenile consultation services or parents
• § 7B-2718 Compliance with recommendations of the juvenile court counselor for juveniles receiving juvenile consultation services
• § 7B-2900 Definitions
• § 7B-2901 Confidentiality of records
• § 7B-2902 Disclosure in child fatality or near fatality cases
• § 7B-3000 Juvenile court records
• § 7B-3001 Other records relating to juveniles
• § 7B-3100 Disclosure of information about juveniles
• § 7B-3101 Notification of schools when juveniles are alleged or found to be delinquent
• § 7B-3102 Disclosure of information about juveniles who escape
• § 7B-3103 Disclosure of information about juveniles for public safety reasons
• § 7B-3200 Expunction of records of juveniles alleged or adjudicated delinquent and undisciplined
• § 7B-3201 Effect of expunction
• § 7B-3202 Notice of expunction
• § 7B-3400 Juvenile under 18 subject to parents' control
• § 7B-3401 Definitions
• § 7B-3402 Exceptions
• § 7B-3403 No criminal liability created
• § 7B-3404 Enforcement
• § 7B-3500 Who may petition
• § 7B-3501 Petition
• § 7B-3502 Summons
• § 7B-3503 Hearing
• § 7B-3504 Considerations for emancipation
• § 7B-3505 Final decree of emancipation
• § 7B-3506 Costs of court
• § 7B-3507 Legal effect of final decree
• § 7B-3508 Appeals
• § 7B-3509 Application of common law
• § 7B-3600 Judicial authorization of emergency treatment; procedure
• § 7B-3700 Consent required for bringing child into State for placement or adoption
• § 7B-3701 Bond required
• § 7B-3702 Consent required for removing child from State
• § 7B-3703 Violation of Article a misdemeanor
• § 7B-3704 Definitions
• § 7B-3705 Application of Article
• § 7B-3800 Adoption of Compact
• § 7B-3801 Financial responsibility under Compact
• § 7B-3802 Agreements under Compact
• § 7B-3803 Visitation, inspection or supervision
• § 7B-3804 Compact to govern between party states
• § 7B-3805 Placement of delinquents
• § 7B-3806 Compact Administrator
• § 7B-3808 Action for Interstate Compact administrator to forward a request
• § 7B-3900 Legislative findings and purposes
• § 7B-3901 Definitions
• § 7B-3902 Compacts authorized
• § 7B-3903 Content of compacts
• § 7B-3904 Medical assistance
• § 7B-3905 Federal participation
• § 7B-3906 Compact Administrator
• § 7B-4000 (For effective date - see note) Short title
• § 7B-4001 Governor to execute Compact; form of Compact
• § 7B-4002 Implementation of the Compact