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Chapter 7B — Juvenile Code
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Article 2.
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Article 3A.
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Article 4.
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Article 5.
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Article 5A.
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Article 5B.
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Article 6.
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Article 7.
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Chapter 7B.
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§ 7B-101. Definitions.
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§ 7B-102. Limitation.
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§ 7B-201. Retention and termination of jurisdiction.
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§ 7B-202. Permanency mediation.
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§ 7B-301. Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment.
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§ 7B-302. Assessment by director; military affiliation; access to confidential information; notification of person making the report.
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§ 7B-302.1. Conflicts of interest.
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§ 7B-303. Interference with assessment.
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§ 7B-304: Repealed by Session Laws 2003, c.
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§ 7B-305. Request for review by prosecutor or Division.
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§ 7B-306. Review by prosecutor or Division.
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§ 7B-308. Authority of medical professionals in abuse cases.
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§ 7B-309. Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment.
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§ 7B-311. Central registry; responsible individuals list.
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§ 7B-321: Repealed by Session Laws 2010-90, s.
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§ 7B-323. Petition for judicial review; district court.
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§ 7B-324. Persons ineligible to petition for judicial review.
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§ 7B-403. Receipt of reports; filing of petition.
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§ 7B-601. Appointment and duties of guardian ad litem.
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§ 7B-801. Hearing.
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§ 7B-802. Conduct of hearing.
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§ 7B-900.1. Post adjudication venue.
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§ 7B-903. Dispositional alternatives for abused, neglected, or dependent juvenile.
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§ 7B-903.1. Juvenile placed in custody of a department of social services.
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§ 7B-903.2. Emergency motion for placement and payment.
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§ 7B-904. Authority over parents of juvenile adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent.
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§ 7B-905. Dispositional order.
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§ 7B-908. Post termination of parental rights' placement court review.
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§ 7B-909. Review of agency's plan for placement.
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§ 7B-909.1. Relinquishment to a department of social services.
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§ 7B-909.2. Post-adoption contact agreements; orders from minors in department of social services custody.
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§ 7B-909.3. Modification, enforcement, and termination of a post-adoption contact agreement and order; no right to appeal; rights of adoptive parents.
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§ 7B-910. Review of voluntary foster care placements.
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§ 7B-910.1. Review of voluntary foster care placements with young adults.
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§ 7B-911. Civil child custody order.
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§ 7B-912. Juveniles 14 years of age and older; Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement.
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§ 7B-1002. Proper parties for appeal.
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§ 7B-1101.1. Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
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§ 7B-1102. Pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency proceedings.
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§ 7B-1104. Petition or motion.
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