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2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 7B - Juvenile Code.
§ 7B-400. Venue.

Article 4.

Venue; Petitions.

§ 7B‑400.  Venue.

A proceeding in which a juvenile is alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent may be commenced in the district in which the juvenile resides or is present.  (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998‑202, s. 6; 1999‑456, s. 60; 2009‑311, s. 2.)

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