An adjudication that a juvenile is delinquent or commitment of a juvenile to the Division for placement in a youth development center shall neither be considered conviction of any criminal offense nor cause the juvenile to forfeit any citizenship rights.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2412
Legal effect of adjudication of delinquency
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 154 N.C. App. 653 - State v. Tucker (2002)
Most recently applied in 172 N.C. App. 135 - State v. Yarrell (August 2005)
1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 2000-137, s. 3; 2001-95, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 19.1(l).
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.