North Carolina § 7B-2000 - Juvenile's right to counsel; presumption of indigence.

§ 7B-2000. Juvenile's right to counsel; presumption of indigence.

A juvenile alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the court has the right to be represented by counsel in all proceedings. Counsel for the juvenile shall be appointed in accordance with rules adopted by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, unless counsel is retained for the juvenile, in any proceeding in which the juvenile is alleged to be (i) delinquent or (ii) in contempt of court when alleged or adjudicated to be undisciplined. All juveniles shall be conclusively presumed to be indigent, and it shall not be necessary for the court to receive from any juvenile an affidavit of indigency. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 2000-144, s. 22.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1998-202, s. 37(b), makes this Article effective July 1, 1999, and applicable to acts committed on or after that date. Session Laws 1998-202, s. 36, contains a severability clause. Cross References. - For the Indigent Defense Services Act, see Chapter 7A , Subchapter IX, Article 39B, G.S. 7A-498 et seq. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 family law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1471 (1980). For article, "Juvenile Justice in Transition - A New Juvenile Code for North Carolina," see 16 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1 (1980). For article on rights and interests of parent, child, family and state, see 4 Campbell L. Rev. 85 (1981).