7B-1800. Venue. (a) A proceeding in which a juvenile is alleged to be delinquent or undisciplined shall be commenced and adjudicated in the district in which the offense is alleged to have occurred. When a proceeding is commenced in a district other than that of the juvenile’s residence, the court shall proceed to adjudication in […]
7B-1801. Pleading and process. 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.)
7B-1802. Petition. The petition shall contain the name, date of birth, and address of the juvenile and the name and last known address of the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian. The petition shall allege the facts that invoke jurisdiction over the juvenile. The petition shall not contain information on more than one juvenile. A petition […]
7B-1803. Receipt of complaints; filing of petition. (a) All complaints concerning a juvenile alleged to be delinquent or undisciplined shall be referred to the juvenile court counselor for screening and evaluation. Thereafter, if the juvenile court counselor determines that a petition should be filed, the petition shall be drawn by the juvenile court counselor or […]
7B-1804. Commencement of action. (a) An action is commenced by the filing of a petition in the clerk’s office when that office is open, or by a magistrate’s acceptance of a petition for filing pursuant to subsection (b) of this section when the clerk’s office is closed. (b) When the office of the clerk is […]
7B-1805. Issuance of summons. (a) Immediately after a petition has been filed alleging that a juvenile is undisciplined or delinquent, the clerk shall issue a summons to the juvenile and to the parent, guardian, or custodian requiring them to appear for a hearing at the time and place stated in the summons. A copy of […]
7B-1806. Service of summons. The summons and petition shall be personally served upon the parent, the guardian, or custodian and the juvenile 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 the parent, guardian, or custodian entitled […]
7B-1807. Notice to parent and juvenile of scheduled hearings. The clerk shall give to all parties, including both parents of the juvenile, the juvenile’s guardian or custodian, and any other person who has assumed the status and obligation of a parent without being awarded legal custody of the juvenile by a court, five days’ written […]
7B-1808. First appearance for felony cases. (a) A juvenile who is alleged in the petition to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult shall be summoned to appear before the court for a first appearance within 10 days of the filing of the petition. If the juvenile is […]
