North Carolina § 7A-799 - Treatment not guaranteed.
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§ 7A-799. Treatment not guaranteed.
Nothing contained in this Article shall confer a right or an expectation of a right to treatment for a defendant or offender within the criminal or juvenile justice system or a respondent in a juvenile petition for abuse, neglect, or both. History (1995, c. 507, s. 21.6(a); 1998-23, s. 9; 1998-212, s. 16.15(a); 2001-424, s. 22.8(f).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2001-424, s. 22.8(i), provides: "This section shall not be construed to obligate the General Assembly to appropriate funds to implement the provisions of this section." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2001'." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 36.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2001-2003 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2001-2003 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 36.5, contains a severability clause.
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Section 7A-799 ("Treatment not guaranteed.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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