{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-405","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-405","heading":"Commencement of action.","body":"An action is commenced by the filing of a petition in the clerk's office when that office is open or by the acceptance of a juvenile petition by a magistrate when the clerk's office is closed, which shall constitute filing. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2017-161, s. 3.)","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-405.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"ffd03d993b4ec44b625b0d1ea00f399b79876116e04d017dd5c9f4519898da30","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-404","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}