{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2408","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2408","heading":"Rules of evidence.","body":"If the juvenile denies the allegations of the petition, the court shall proceed in accordance with the rules of evidence applicable to criminal cases. In addition, no statement made by a juvenile to the juvenile court counselor during the preliminary inquiry and evaluation process shall be admissible prior to the dispositional hearing. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, ch. 469, s. 17; 1998-202, s. 6; 2001-490, s. 2.17.)","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-2408.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"c649581abf43e7125d3144017eb506aef50275a3a029944637ae97ddcf0e0ce0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2407","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2408.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}