{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-401","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401","heading":"Pleading and process.","body":"(a)\tThe pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition. The process in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the summons.\n(b)\tIf the court has retained jurisdiction over a juvenile whose custody was granted to a parent and there are no periodic judicial reviews of the placement, the provisions of Article 8 of this subchapter shall apply to any subsequent report of abuse, neglect, or dependency determined by the director of social services to require court action pursuant to G.S. 7B-302. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2013-129, s. 8.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","Subchapter I. Abuse, Neglect, Dependency.","Article 4. Venue; Petitions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-401.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"20e02ea7c68bd0096aeffca7efe30c633e8c62199b56bb3d971b8d5be5fc1a9c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-400","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-401.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}