North Carolina § 143B-818 - Visits and community activities.
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§ 143B-818. Visits and community activities.
The Section shall encourage visits by parents or guardians and responsible relatives of juveniles committed to the custody of the Section. The Section shall develop a program of home visits for juveniles in the custody of the Section. The visits shall begin after the juvenile has been in the custody of the Section for a period of at least six months. In developing the program, the Section shall adopt criteria that promote the protection of the public and the best interests of the juvenile. History (1998-202, ss. 1(b), (2)c; 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1( l ), (t); 2017-186, s. 1(t4).) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 143B-528 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.17 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t), effective January 1, 2012. It was subsequently renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t) recodified Article 12 of Chapter 143B as Part 3 of Article 5A of Chapter 143B . Article 5A was renumbered as Article 13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1( l ), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Division" for "Department" throughout the section. Session Laws 2017-186, s. 1(t4), effective December 1, 2017, substituted "Section" for "Division" throughout the section.
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