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(3) Community-based program. – A program providing nonresidential or
residential treatment to a juvenile under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
in the community where the juvenile’s family lives. A community-based
program may include specialized foster care, family counseling, shelter care,
and other appropriate treatment.
(4) Court. – The district court division of the General Court of Justice.
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2001-490, s. 2.1, effective June 30, 2001.
(6) Custodian. – The person or agency that has been awarded legal custody of a
juvenile by a court.
(7) Delinquent juvenile. – Any juvenile who, while less than 16 18 years of age
but at least 6 years of age, commits a crime or infraction under State law or
under an ordinance of local government, including violation of the motor
vehicle laws, or who commits indirect contempt by a juvenile as defined in
G.S. 5A-31.
Note: If any motor vehicle offenses committed by 16- and 17-year-olds
are to be handled in adult court rather than juvenile court, the
definition would need to be amended to reflect that.
(7a) Department. – The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention created under Article 12 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
(8) Detention. – The secure confinement of a juvenile under a court order.
(9) Detention facility. – A facility approved to provide secure confinement and
care for juveniles. Detention facilities include both State and locally
administered detention homes, centers, and facilities.
(10) District. – Any district court district as established by G.S. 7A-133.
(11) Holdover facility. – A place in a jail which has been approved by the
Department of Health and Human Services as meeting the State standards for
detention as required in G.S. 153A-221 providing close supervision where the
juvenile cannot converse with, see, or be seen by the adult population.
(12) House arrest. – A requirement that the juvenile remain at the juvenile’s
residence unless the court or the juvenile court counselor authorizes the
juvenile to leave for specific purposes.
(13) Intake. – The process of screening and evaluating a complaint alleging that a
juvenile is delinquent or undisciplined to determine whether the complaint
should be filed as a petition.
(14) Interstate Compact on Juveniles. – An agreement ratified by 50 states and the
District of Columbia providing a formal means of returning a juvenile, who is
an absconder, escapee, or runaway, to the juvenile’s home state, and codified
in Article 28 of this Chapter.
(15) Judge. – Any district court judge.
(16) Judicial district. – Any district court district as established by G.S. 7A-133.
(17) Juvenile. –Except as provided in subdivisions (7) and (27) of this section, any
Any person who has not reached the person’s eighteenth birthday and is not
married, emancipated, or a member of the armed forces of the United States.
In relation to delinquency proceedings, “juvenile” also means a person who is
subject to the court’s jurisdiction due to a delinquent offense the person
committed or is alleged to have committed before reaching the age of
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| Title | Governor's Crime Commission juvenile age study : a study of the impact of expanding the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention : final report to the Governor of North Carolina and to the 2009 session of the General A - Page 150 |
| Full Text | 141 (3) Community-based program. – A program providing nonresidential or residential treatment to a juvenile under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in the community where the juvenile’s family lives. A community-based program may include specialized foster care, family counseling, shelter care, and other appropriate treatment. (4) Court. – The district court division of the General Court of Justice. (5) Repealed by Session Laws 2001-490, s. 2.1, effective June 30, 2001. (6) Custodian. – The person or agency that has been awarded legal custody of a juvenile by a court. (7) Delinquent juvenile. – Any juvenile who, while less than 16 18 years of age but at least 6 years of age, commits a crime or infraction under State law or under an ordinance of local government, including violation of the motor vehicle laws, or who commits indirect contempt by a juvenile as defined in G.S. 5A-31. Note: If any motor vehicle offenses committed by 16- and 17-year-olds are to be handled in adult court rather than juvenile court, the definition would need to be amended to reflect that. (7a) Department. – The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention created under Article 12 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes. (8) Detention. – The secure confinement of a juvenile under a court order. (9) Detention facility. – A facility approved to provide secure confinement and care for juveniles. Detention facilities include both State and locally administered detention homes, centers, and facilities. (10) District. – Any district court district as established by G.S. 7A-133. (11) Holdover facility. – A place in a jail which has been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services as meeting the State standards for detention as required in G.S. 153A-221 providing close supervision where the juvenile cannot converse with, see, or be seen by the adult population. (12) House arrest. – A requirement that the juvenile remain at the juvenile’s residence unless the court or the juvenile court counselor authorizes the juvenile to leave for specific purposes. (13) Intake. – The process of screening and evaluating a complaint alleging that a juvenile is delinquent or undisciplined to determine whether the complaint should be filed as a petition. (14) Interstate Compact on Juveniles. – An agreement ratified by 50 states and the District of Columbia providing a formal means of returning a juvenile, who is an absconder, escapee, or runaway, to the juvenile’s home state, and codified in Article 28 of this Chapter. (15) Judge. – Any district court judge. (16) Judicial district. – Any district court district as established by G.S. 7A-133. (17) Juvenile. –Except as provided in subdivisions (7) and (27) of this section, any Any person who has not reached the person’s eighteenth birthday and is not married, emancipated, or a member of the armed forces of the United States. In relation to delinquency proceedings, “juvenile” also means a person who is subject to the court’s jurisdiction due to a delinquent offense the person committed or is alleged to have committed before reaching the age of |
