{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3704","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3704","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The term \"Department\" wherever used in this Article shall be construed to mean the Department of Health and Human Services. The term \"Secretary\" wherever used in this Article shall be construed to mean the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. (1931, c. 226, s. 8; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-202, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","SUBCHAPTER V. PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES.","Article 37. Placing or Adoption of Juvenile Delinquents or Dependents."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-3704.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"87c5ffe762c567c683385215fcaf18ed98a6d675108ac372d023dac1d0940c8b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3703","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}