This manual is written for legal professionals involved in abuse, neglect, dependency, and related termination of parental rights proceedings in North Carolina. It provides easily accessible information about the laws, procedures, and concepts that apply to these proceedings. Topics are organized into fourteen chapters that address the different stages of these proceedings from the receipt of...

The N.C. Juvenile Delinquency Process Flowchart is a visual resource that illustrates the many pathways that a juvenile delinquency case can follow in North Carolina. The Flowchart incorporates the new legal provisions under the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (JJRA) that expand juvenile court jurisdiction to include most offenses committed by youth at ages 16 and 17 as well as new...

Guiding Principles

Upon arrest, a defendant must be taken without unnecessary delay before a judicial official, who MUST hold an initial appearance and set pretrial release (PTR) conditions except when a relevant statute prohibits release, restricts the officials who can set conditions, or requires the setting of certain conditions. G.S. 15A-511(f); 15A-533 (right to PTR determination)....

Local Social Services Boards in North Carolina provides social services board members with the information that they need to understand their roles and legal responsibilities within North Carolina’s social services system. It may also be a useful reference for county social services directors, social services attorneys, county commissioners, county...

This book provides a detailed legal analysis of development regulation. It addresses the types of regulations that may be employed and the scope of legal authority for each. The fourth edition incorporates legal developments through 2023. Topics include:

• Process for ordinance amendments,
• Spot, contract, and conditional zoning,
• Quasi-judicial procedures,
• Special use...

The North Carolina Trial Judges' Bench Book, District Court, Vol. 1, Family Law, 2021 is a comprehensive legal reference created for North Carolina district judges published in two parts, Part A and Part B. This volume provides summaries of North Carolina law governing cases routinely heard in district court. Chapters cover topics including equitable distribution, child...

This reference book on North Carolina county and municipal government provides a comprehensive treatment of the legal foundations, organization, and the administration of the state's counties and cities. This book describes the legal framework and common administrative practices that are currently in use and explains what counties and cities in North Carolina do, and how they do it.

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This publication provides arrest warrant and indictment forms for selected North Carolina criminal offenses. It includes charging language and sample charges for several hundred felonies and misdemeanors. Offenses are selected for inclusion based on how serious they are and the frequency with which they are charged, among other factors.

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Designed as a reference for North Carolina judges and litigants, this supplement discusses Davis v. Washington, the United States Supreme Courts first decision interpreting Crawford; describes a number of key issues that remain open even after Davis; and summarizes significant Crawford cases decided since publication of Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later