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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1801 (2026)

Pleading and process

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The pleading in a juvenile action is the petition. The process in a juvenile action is the summons. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2023 · leading case: In re D.S., 694 S.E.2d 758 (N.C. 2010).
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In re D.S., 694 S.E.2d 758 (N.C. 2010). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. §§ 7B-1801, -1804 (2007); see also Newman, Juvenile Defender 78 (stating that the petition “is the document filed in the office of the clerk of superior court initiating a juvenile court proceeding”).”
State v. Collins, 783 S.E.2d 9 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1801 (2013). 3 STATE V.”
In Re Griffin, 592 S.E.2d 12 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Similarly, the petition in a juvenile action serves as the pleading, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1801 (2003), and a petition alleging delinquency must “contain a plain and concise statement.”
In re J.B., 650 S.E.2d 457 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-1801 (2005); In re Register, 84 N.”
In Re Ds, 694 S.E.2d 758 (N.C. 2010). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. §§ 7B-1801, -1804 (2007); see also Newman, Juvenile Defender 78 (stating that the petition "is the document filed in the office of the clerk of superior court initiating a juvenile court proceeding").”
In Re Jb, 650 S.E.2d 457 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-1801 (2005); In re Register, 84 N.”
In re J.U. (N.C. 2023). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 7B-1801 (2021). To properly allege that a juvenile is a delinquent juvenile, and thus under the court’s jurisdiction, juvenile petitions must “contain a plain and concise statement, without allegations of an evidentiary nature, asserting facts supporting every element…”
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