2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-529. Regional detention services.

§ 143B‑529.  Regional detention services.

The Department is responsible for juvenile detention services, including the development of a statewide plan for regional juvenile detention services that offer juvenile detention care of sufficient quality to meet State standards to any juvenile requiring juvenile detention care within the State in a detention facility as follows:

(1)        The Department shall plan with the counties operating a county detention facility to provide regional juvenile detention services to surrounding counties. The Department has discretion in defining the geographical boundaries of the regions based on negotiations with affected counties, distances, availability of juvenile detention care that meets State standards, and other appropriate factors.

(2)        The Department may plan with any county that has space within its county jail system to use the existing space for a county detention facility when needed, if the space meets the State standards for a detention facility and meets all of the requirements of G.S. 153A‑221. The use of space within the county jail system shall be constructed to ensure that juveniles are not able to converse with, see, or be seen by the adult population, and juveniles housed in a space within a county jail shall be supervised closely.

(3)        The Department shall plan for and administer regional detention facilities. The Department shall carefully plan the location, architectural design, construction, and administration of a program to meet the needs of juveniles in juvenile detention care. The physical facility of a regional detention facility shall comply with all applicable State and federal standards. The programs of a regional detention facility shall comply with the standards established by the Department. (1998‑202, ss. 1(b), 2(f); 1998‑217, s. 57(3); 2000‑137, s. 1(b).)