Jeopardy attaches in an adjudicatory hearing when the court begins to hear evidence.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2414
When jeopardy attaches
1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.
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.