{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2409","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2409","heading":"Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing.","body":"The allegations of a petition alleging the juvenile is delinquent shall be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The allegations in a petition alleging undisciplined behavior shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence. (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-2409.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"9fb78cca9bc91a5bc865063a6cdd1c94a1ed169aef0067dfedc4a4efb351786e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2408.5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-2410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}