{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2400","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2400","heading":"Amendment of petition.","body":"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.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","SUBCHAPTER II. UNDISCIPLINED AND DELINQUENT JUVENILES.","Article 24. Hearing Procedures."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-2400.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"65052285d281b382fe25d499bdc96f49a83a498b174be8d0b52dd682d4f00713","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2303","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}