§ 7B-404 - Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed.

NC Gen Stat § 7B-404 (2019) (N/A)
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7B-404. Immediate need for petition when clerk's office is closed.

(a) When the office of the clerk is closed, a magistrate shall accept for filing the following:

(1) A petition alleging a juvenile to be abused, neglected, or dependent.

(2) A petition alleging the obstruction of or interference with an assessment required by G.S. 7B-302.

(b) The authority of the magistrate under this section is limited to emergency situations when a petition must be filed to obtain a nonsecure custody order or an order under G.S. 7B-303. Any petition accepted for filing under this section shall be delivered to the clerk's office for processing as soon as that office is open for business.