Policy
According to CS 3.1 Services & Supervision Policy, Juvenile court counselor shall provide screenings, assessments, community resources, and programming case management services to the juvenile and the parent/legal guardian/custodian as directed by this form
Court Services Case Management Standards Chart (Form CS 031)
Must occur when a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent if the juvenile was 10 years of age or older at the time the juvenile committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult; Completed via a law enforcement officer or agency
Fingerprinting and photographed
Occurs within 15 calendar days and up to an 15 additional calendar days, if authorized
Decision on divertible offenses
If a juvenile is suspected of having mental illness, a developmental disability (DD), or an intellectual disability (IDD), and has been adjudicated delinquent or a motion for review has been filed for a delinquent offense, this should be requested and become incorporated documents as part of the adjudication and disposition orders
Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (CCA)
The Court Counselor shall ensure that there is none of this occurring with the juvenile in secure custody by family members or members of the public
Physical contact
A case management for a juvenile who is not under court ordered supervision in the county where the complaint(s) were approved and filed as a petition(s)
PCOS - Pre-Court Ordered Services
No juvenile shall be held under a this order for more than (5) five calendar days without a hearing on the merits or an initial hearing to determine the need for continued custody
Secure custody order
This must occur within 10 days of filing of a felony petition
First appearance hearing?
After being verified as accurate, copy of this shall be uploaded into NC-JOIN under documents and then placed in the juvenile’s file within 5 days
Court Orders
Shall not be shared or provided prior to adjudication except to the juvenile and/or their attorney
The Juvenile-Family Datasheet/Pre-Dispositional Report, CCA, and YASI information
Court Counselors shall obtain a court order and administered within thirty (30) days of adjudication if a juvenile is adjudicated for an offense that involves the possession, use, sale, or delivery of alcohol or a controlled substance (N.C.G.S. § 7B-2502(a1));
Drug and/or alcohol screening
Modifies key provisions of the Raise the Age (RtA) legislation effective December 1, 2024 by excluding A-E offenses committed at ages 16 and 17 from juvenile court jurisdiction
HB834
Created and delivered in person or by certified mail, within five (5) calendar days of the decision to approve the complaint or when the court issues a dispositional order an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult
Felony School Notification / Principal Notification Form
Day in Court entry shall be entered in NC-JOIN the same day, but no later than within 24 hours, of this occurring
Level III Commitment
Notification of the school principal in person or by telephone shall be made within this timeframe
Before the beginning of the next school day after the court action
According to CS 13.1 Electronic Monitoring, juveniles with these offenses shall be placed on both Call and Email Alerts/High Priority (Pre-Adjudication and Post Disposition)
Violent Offenses (Class A-E Felony)
By reason of mental disorder, intellectual disability, neurological disorder, traumatic or acquired brain injury, or developmental immaturity, the juvenile is unable to understand the nature and object of the proceedings against the juvenile, to comprehend the juvenile's own situation in reference to the proceedings, or to assist in the juvenile's own defense in a rational or reasonable manner
Incapacity to proceed
Shall be filed as soon as practicable with the Clerk of Court’s office, thus becoming a petition, but within ten (10) calendar days of this occurring as no further inquiry or evaluation is required to determine whether to approve the complaint as a petition.
Removal from Superior Court
CS 20.1 - CJLEADS Protocals states: Trained staff shall use CJLEADS to gather adult criminal information for: 1. Juveniles on their caseloads who are 13 years of age and older; 2. The parent(s)/guardian(s)/custodian(s) of the juvenile; 3. Any known adult associates of the juvenile; 4. Any known residences frequented by the juvenile; 5. Any other persons thirteen (13) years of age or older located at or who frequent the address that was submitted as the home address; and 6. The juvenile’s current residence, excluding a JJDP residential program/ professional placement.
CJLEADS search results for persons as listed in 1.5, B. above, shall be included in this if the complaint is approved for filing
Pre-Disposition Report
a procedure that allows a juvenile transferred to adult court the right to petition and have their case transferred back to juvenile court
Reverse Waiver
If this has not been completed within thirty (30) days prior to the date of the home visit as evidenced by NC-JOIN case notes, staff shall complete this prior to visiting the juvenile’s home
The prosecutor shall calendar the date of the probable cause hearing and the court shall provide notice and conduct a hearing to determine probable cause in all felony cases in which a juvenile is this age
13 years of age
Must be completed when a juvenile is placed on a new type of service, supervision or case management level, unless it has been completed within the last 30 days
YASI Assessment
For juveniles being released from commitment, the assigned Court Counselor shall file a signed copy of this with the appropriate clerk of Superior court for placement in the juvenile’s court file
Plan and Terms of Post-Release Supervision (Form YC 019)
If a juvenile is in secure custody and the legal file is transferred, secure custody hearings shall be held at required intervals in the sending district/county until the case is heard in the receiving district/county.
Upon receipt of the legal file, the Court Counselor in the receiving district/county shall initiate a secure custody review
5 business days