(a) The requirements of this Article do not authorize a parent to do any of the following:

(1) Engage in unlawful conduct.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 114A-15

  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

(2) Abuse or neglect the child, as defined in Chapter 7B of the N.C. Gen. Stat..

(b) The requirements of this Article do not prohibit the following:

(1) A State official or employee from acting in his or her official capacity within the reasonable and prudent scope of his or her authority.

(2) A court of competent jurisdiction from acting in its official capacity within the reasonable and prudent scope of its authority or issuing an order otherwise permitted by law. (2023-106, s. 1.)