Appendix D
1 (a) The court has exclusive, original jurisdiction over any case involving a
2 juvenile who is alleged to be delinquent. For purposes of determining jurisdiction, the
3 age of the juvenile at the time of the alleged offense governs.
4 (b) When the court obtains jurisdiction over a juvenile alleged to be
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6 16 years. jurisdiction shall continue until terminated by order of the court or until the
7 juvenile reaches the age of 18 years, except as provided otherwise in this Article.
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ftD When the court obtains jurisdiction over a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
for an offense that would be a misdemeanor offense if committed by an adult and the
offense was committed while the juvenile was at least 16 years of age. jurisdiction shall
continue until terminated by order of the court or until the juvenile reaches the age of 19
years.
(c) When delinquency
delincpent for an offense committed prior to the juvenile reaching the age of 16 years.
cannot be concluded before the juvenile reaches the age of 18 years, the court retains
jurisdiction for the sole purpose of conducting proceedings pursuant to Article 22 of this
Chapter and either transferring the case to superior court for trial as an adult or
dismissing the petition.
rcD When delinquency proceedings" for a juvenile alleged to be delinquent for an
offense committed while the juvenile was at leas! 16 years of aee. cannot be concluded
before the juvenile reaches the age of 19 years. the court retains jurisdiction for the sole
purpose of dismissing the petition.
(d) When the court has not obtained jurisdiction over a juvenile before the
juvenile reaches the age of 18, for a felony and any related misdemeanors the juvenile
allegedly committed on or after the juvenile's thirteenth birthday and prior to the
juvenile's sixteenth birthday, the court has jurisdiction for the sole purpose of
conducting proceedings pursuant to Article 22 of this Chapter and either fransferring the
case to superior court for trial as an adult or dismissing the petition.
(e) The court has jurisdiction over delinquent juveniles in the custody of the
Division and over proceedings to determine whether a juvenile who is under the
post-release supervision of the juvenile court counselor has violated the terms of the
juvenile's post-release supervision.
(f) The court has jurisdiction over persons 18 years of age or older who are under
the extended jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(g) The court has jurisdiction over the parent, guardian, or custodian of a juvenile
who is under the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to this section if the parent, guardian,
or custodian has been served with a sufirmons pursuant to G.S. 78-1805."
SECTION 3.(b) Effective July I, 2018, G.S.7B-1601(b1) reads as
rewritten:
"(bl) When the court obtains jurisdiction over a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
for an offense that would be a misdemeanor offense if committed by an adult and the
offense was committed while the juvenile was at least 16 years of age;age-butlesS--than
17 years of age. jurisdiction shall continue until terminated by order of the court or until
the juvenile reaches the age of 19 years. If the offense was committed while the juvenile
was at least 17 years of age. jurisdiction shall continue until terminated by order of the
court or until the juvenile reaches the age of 20 years."
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