Bill Summary for S 821 (2013-2014)

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May 21 2014

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 821 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 21, 2014
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO CONSIDER WHETHER A JUVENILE PETITION HAS BEEN PROPERLY VERIFIED AND JURISDICTION HAS BEEN INVOKED AT THE PRE-ADJUDICATION HEARING, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LRC COMMITTEE ON OMNIBUS FOSTER CARE AND DEPENDENCY.
Intro. by Randleman, Barringer.

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Identical to H 1103, filed 5/15/14.

Amends GS 7B-800.1, concerning pre-adjudication hearings for juvenile cases, providing that, among other issues that must be considered prior to the adjudicatory hearing, the court must also consider whether a petition has been properly verified and invokes jurisdiction. Effective October 1, 2014.