2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code.
§ 7B-2801. (For contingent repeal - see note) Findings and purposes.

§ 7B‑2801.  (For contingent repeal – see note) Findings and purposes.

Juveniles who are not under proper supervision and control, or who have absconded, escaped, or run away, are likely to endanger their own health, morals, and welfare, and the health, morals, and welfare of others. The cooperation of the states party to this Compact is therefore necessary to provide for the welfare and protection of juveniles and of the public with respect to:

(1)        Cooperative supervision of delinquent juveniles on probation or parole;

(2)        The return, from one state to another, of delinquent juveniles who have escaped or absconded;

(3)        The return, from one state to another, of nondelinquent juveniles who have run away from home; and

(4)        Additional measures for the protection of juveniles and of the public, which any two or more of the party states may find desirable to undertake cooperatively.

In carrying out the provisions of this Compact, the party states shall be guided by the noncriminal, reformative, and protective policies which guide their laws concerning delinquent, neglected, or dependent juveniles generally. It shall be the policy of the states party to this Compact to cooperate and observe their respective responsibilities for the prompt return and acceptance of juveniles and delinquent juveniles who become subject to the provisions of this Compact. The provisions of this Compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed to accomplish the foregoing purposes. (1963, c. 910, s. 1; 1965, c. 925, s. 1; 1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998‑202, s. 6.)