North Carolina § 7B-404 Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed

North Carolina Statutes

§ 7B-404 — Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed

North Carolina·Ch. 7B Juvenile Code·Art. 4 Venue; Petitions·Subch. I ABUSE, NEGLECT, DEPENDENCY

(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.)

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(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.)

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