{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-818","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-818","heading":"Visits and community activities.","body":"(a)\tThe Division shall encourage visits by parents or guardians and responsible relatives of juveniles committed to the custody of the Division.\n(b)\tThe Division shall develop a program of home visits for juveniles in the custody of the Division. The visits shall begin after the juvenile has been in the custody of the Division for a period of at least six months. In developing the program, the Division shall adopt criteria that promote the protection of the public and the best interests of the juvenile. (1998-202, ss. 1(b), (2)c; 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1(l), (t); 2017-186, s. 1(t4); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(aa).)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 13. Department of Public Safety.","Part 3. Division of Juvenile Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-818.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"cc19ee5469b57f538179ffd16f3b6d6afb6820cfbb839529db018970b0b979fc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-817","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-819"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}