North Carolina § 7B-2512 - Dispositional order.
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§ 7B-2512. Dispositional order.
The dispositional order shall be in writing and shall contain appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court shall state with particularity, both orally and in the written order of disposition, the precise terms of the disposition including the kind, duration, and the person who is responsible for carrying out the disposition and the person or agency in whom custody is vested. The court shall include information at the time of issuing the dispositional order, either orally in court or in writing, on the expunction of juvenile records as provided for in G.S. 7B-3200 that are applicable to the dispositional order. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1090, s. 10; 1991, c. 434, s. 1; 1997-390, s. 8; 1998-202, s. 6; 1998-229, s. 7; 2015-58, s. 2.5.) Editor's Note. - This section was originally enacted by Session Laws 1998-202, s. 6, as G.S. 7B-2511 and was recodified as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2015-58, s. 4, made subsection (b), as added by Session Laws 2015-58, s. 2.5, applicable to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2015. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-58, s. 2.5, effective December 1, 2015, designated the existing language as subsection (a) and added subsection (b). For applicability, see editor's note.
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Section 7B-2512 ("Dispositional order.") 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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