(a) When the office of the clerk is closed, a magistrate shall accept for filing the following:

(1) A petition alleging a juvenile to be abused, neglected, or dependent.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7B-404

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) A petition alleging the obstruction of or interference with an assessment required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-302

(b) The authority of the magistrate under this section is limited to emergency situations when a petition must be filed to obtain a nonsecure custody order or an order under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-303 Any petition accepted for filing under this section shall be delivered to the clerk’s office for processing as soon as that office is open for business. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1987, c. 409, s. 3; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 10; 2017-161, s. 2.)