N.C. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 11

As amended through June 18, 2024
Rule 11 - Pretrial Conferences & Predisposition Reports
11.1 Predisposition Reports. The Juvenile Court Counselor shall prepare a written predisposition report in accordance with N.C.G.S. 7B-2413 and the standards as set forth by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice Division to be presented to the Court after adjudication and prior to disposition in all Delinquency and Undisciplined proceedings. No predisposition report shall be submitted to, or considered by, the Court or the Assistant District Attorney prior to adjudication. The defense may share pre-disposition information with the ADA with consent of the juvenile.
11.2 Predisposition Report Timeline. The predisposition report shall be made available to counsel for the juvenile for review no later than the Friday of the week prior to the date the case is scheduled for adjudication. If the case is set for hearing on a Friday, the predisposition report shall be made available to counsel for the juvenile for review no later than the Wednesday prior to the court date. The reports shall be distributed via courthouse mailbox.

N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 11

Adopted November 15, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.