Delinquency Law: Original Juvenile Jurisdiction and Juvenile Jurisdiction Over Parents, Guardians, and Custodians
Delinquency Law: Original Juvenile Jurisdiction and Juvenile Jurisdiction Over Parents, Guardians, and Custodians
From the original founding of North Carolina’s juvenile court in 1919 until the implementation of the Raise the Age law in 2019, the law related to original juvenile jurisdiction was stagnant and simple. There was original juvenile jurisdiction over all offenses and acts of indirect contempt alleged to have been committed at ages 6 through 15. All offenses committed at ages 16 and...