North Carolina § 7B-504 - Order for nonsecure custody.

§ 7B-504. Order for nonsecure custody.

The custody order shall be in writing and shall direct a law enforcement officer or other authorized person to take physical custody of the juvenile and to make due return on the order. A copy of the order shall be given to the juvenile's parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker by the official executing the order. An officer receiving an order for custody which is complete and regular on its face may execute it in accordance with its terms. If the court finds on the basis of the petition and request for nonsecure custody or the testimony of the petitioner that a less intrusive remedy is not available, the court may authorize a law enforcement officer to enter private property to take physical custody of the juvenile. If required by exigent circumstances of the case, the court may authorize a law enforcement officer to make a forcible entry at any hour. The officer is not required to inquire into the regularity or continued validity of the order and shall not incur criminal or civil liability for its due service. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1989, c. 124; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2015-43, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-43, s. 2, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2015-43, s. 1, which substituted "take physical" for "assume" in the first sentence of the first paragraph, and inserted the second and third sentences in the second paragraph, applicable to orders issued on or after June 2, 2015. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-43, s. 1, effective June 2, 2015, substituted "take physical" for "assume" in the first sentence of the first paragraph; and inserted the second and third sentences in the second paragraph. For applicability, see editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 family law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1471 (1980).