N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2409
Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing
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As of June 1, 2021
The allegations of a petition alleging the juvenile is delinquent shall be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The allegations in a petition alleging undisciplined behavior shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence.
The allegations of a petition alleging the juvenile is delinquent shall be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The allegations in a petition alleging undisciplined behavior shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence.
History
(1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 family law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1471 (1980).
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.