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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2201

Fingerprinting and DNA sample from juvenile transferred to superior court

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(1) When jurisdiction over a juvenile is transferred to the superior court, the juvenile shall be fingerprinted and the juvenile's fingerprints shall be sent to the State Bureau of Investigation.

(2) When jurisdiction over a juvenile is transferred to the superior court, a DNA sample shall be taken from the juvenile if any of the offenses for which the juvenile is transferred are included in the provisions of G.S. 15A-266.3A.

History

(1981, c. 862, s. 2; 1998-202, s. 6; 2010-94, s. 13.)

Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2010-94, s. 13, effective February 1, 2011, in the section catchline, inserted "and DNA sample from"; designated the previously existing provisions as subsection (a); and added subsection (b).

Legal Periodicals. - For comment, "Sacrificing Liberty for Security: North Carolina's Unconstitutional Search and Seizure of Arrestee DNA," see 34 Campbell L. Rev. 473 (2012).

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.