North Carolina General Statutes 7B-2604. Proper parties for appeal
(a) An appeal may be taken by the juvenile, the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian, a county, or the State.
(b) The State’s appeal is limited to the following orders in delinquency or undisciplined cases:
(1) An order finding a State statute to be unconstitutional; and
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7B-2604
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Any order which terminates the prosecution of a petition by upholding the defense of double jeopardy, by holding that a cause of action is not stated under a statute, or by granting a motion to suppress.
(c) A county’s appeal is limited to orders in which the county has been ordered to pay for medical, surgical, psychiatric, psychological, or other evaluation or treatment of a juvenile pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2502, or other medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other evaluation or treatment of a parent pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2702 (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 2003-171, s. 1.)