GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 372

HOUSE BILL 786

 

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT TREATMENT-RELATED RECORDS ACCOMPANY A JUVENILE TO TRAINING SCHOOL.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 7A-652 is amended by adding a new subsection (d1) after subsection (d) as follows:

"(d1)    The Chief Court Counselor shall insure that the records requested by the Director of Youth Services accompany the juvenile upon transportation for admittance to a training school or, if not obtainable at the time of admission, are sent to the training school within 15 days of the admission.  If records requested by the Division of Youth Services for admission do not exist, to the best knowledge of the Chief Court Counselor, he shall so stipulate in writing to the training school.  If such records do exist, but the Chief Court Counselor is unable to obtain copies of them, a district court judge may order that the records from public agencies be made available to the training school.  Records that are confidential by law shall remain confidential and the Division of Youth Services shall be bound by the specific laws governing the confidentiality of these records.  All records shall be used in a manner consistent with the best interest of the juvenile."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15th day of June, 1987.