North Carolina § 7B-2400 - Amendment of petition.
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§ 7B-2400. Amendment of petition.
The court may permit a petition to be amended when the amendment does not change the nature of the offense alleged. If a motion to amend is allowed, the juvenile shall be given a reasonable opportunity to prepare a defense to the amended allegations. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1998-202, s. 37(b), made 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. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 family law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1471 (1980). For comment, "Negotiating Miller Madness: Why North Carolina Gets Juvenile Resentencing Right While Other States Drop the Ball," see 91 N.C. L. Rev. 2179 (2013).
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Section 7B-2400 ("Amendment of petition.") 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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