7B-1900. Taking a juvenile into temporary custody. Temporary custody means the taking of physical custody and providing personal care and supervision until a court order for secure or nonsecure custody can be obtained. A juvenile may be taken into temporary custody without a court order under the following circumstances: (1) By a law enforcement officer […]
7B-1901. Duties of person taking juvenile into temporary custody. (a) A person who takes a juvenile into custody without a court order under G.S. 7B-1900(1) or (2) shall proceed as follows: (1) Notify the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian that the juvenile has been taken into temporary custody and advise the parent, guardian, or custodian […]
7B-1902. Authority to issue custody orders; delegation. In the case of any juvenile alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the court, when the court finds it necessary to place the juvenile in custody, the court may order that the juvenile be placed in secure or nonsecure custody pursuant to criteria set out in G.S. […]
7B-1903. Criteria for secure or nonsecure custody. (a) When a request is made for nonsecure custody, the court shall first consider release of the juvenile to the juvenile’s parent, guardian, custodian, or other responsible adult. An order for nonsecure custody shall be made only when there is a reasonable factual basis to believe the matters […]
7B-1904. Order for secure or nonsecure custody. The custody order shall be in writing and shall direct a law enforcement officer or other authorized person to assume custody of the juvenile and to make due return on the order. The official executing the order shall give a copy of the order to the juvenile’s parent, […]
7B-1905. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Place of secure or nonsecure custody. (a) A juvenile meeting the criteria set out in G.S. 7B-1903(a), may be placed in nonsecure custody with a department of social services or a person designated in the order for temporary residential placement in: (1) A licensed foster home or a home […]
7B-1906. Secure or nonsecure custody hearings. (a) No juvenile shall be held under a secure custody order for more than five calendar days or under a nonsecure custody order for more than seven calendar days without a hearing on the merits or an initial hearing to determine the need for continued custody. A hearing conducted […]
7B-1907. Telephonic communication authorized. All communications, notices, orders, authorizations, and requests authorized or required by G.S. 7B-1901, 7B-1903, and 7B-1904 may be made by telephone when other means of communication are impractical. All written orders pursuant to telephonic communication shall bear the name and the title of the person communicating by telephone, the signature and […]
