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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2400: Amendment of petition.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.
- SUBCHAPTER II. UNDISCIPLINED AND DELINQUENT JUVENILES.
- Article 24. Hearing Procedures.
The court may permit a petition to be amended when the amendment does not change the nature of the offense alleged. If a motion to amend is allowed, the juvenile shall be given a reasonable opportunity to prepare a defense to the amended allegations. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
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