{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2407","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2407","heading":"When admissions by juvenile may be accepted.","body":"(a)\tThe court may accept an admission from a juvenile only after first addressing the juvenile personally and:\n(1)\tInforming the juvenile that the juvenile has a right to remain silent and that any statement the juvenile makes may be used against the juvenile;\n(2)\tDetermining that the juvenile understands the nature of the charge;\n(3)\tInforming the juvenile that the juvenile has a right to deny the allegations;\n(4)\tInforming the juvenile that by the juvenile's admissions the juvenile waives the juvenile's right to be confronted by the witnesses against the juvenile;\n(5)\tDetermining that the juvenile is satisfied with the juvenile's representation; and\n(6)\tInforming the juvenile of the most restrictive disposition on the charge.\n(b)\tBy inquiring of the prosecutor, the juvenile's attorney, and the juvenile personally, the court shall determine whether there were any prior discussions involving admissions, whether the parties have entered into any arrangement with respect to the admissions and the terms thereof, and whether any improper pressure was exerted. The court may accept an admission from a juvenile only after determining that the admission is a product of informed choice.\n(c)\tThe court may accept an admission only after determining that there is a factual basis for the admission. This determination may be based upon any of the following information: a statement of the facts by the prosecutor; a written statement of the juvenile; sworn testimony which may include reliable hearsay; or a statement of facts by the juvenile's attorney. (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-2407.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"88da2a9ae787af139cce7baa70f4bf4a020c202d3e9344e0ec03cab2e2a572cb","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2406","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}