A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to revise the juvenile code with regard to secure custody orders, delinquency history levels, and dispositional limits of delinquent juveniles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑1903(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The court may order secure custody for a juvenile who is alleged to have substantially violated the conditions of the juvenile's probation or post‑release  supervision."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 7B‑2507(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Points. – Points are assigned as follows:
(1)	For each prior adjudication of a Class A through E felony offense, 4 points.
(2)	For each prior adjudication of (i) a Class F through I felony  offense, (ii) a Class A1 misdemeanor offense, or (iii) an offense in violation of G.S. 14‑202.2 (indecent liberties between children), G.S. 14‑269 (carrying concealed weapons), or G.S. 14‑269.7(a) (prohibitions on handguns for minors), 2 points.
(3)	For each prior adjudication of a Class 1, 2, or 3 misdemeanor offense, except offenses in violation of G.S. 14‑202.2 (indecent liberties between children), G.S. 14‑269 (carrying concealed weapons), or G.S. 14‑269.7(a) (prohibitions on handguns for minors), 1 point.
(4)	If the juvenile was on probation at the time of offense, 2 points."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 7B‑2508(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Offense Classification. – The offense classifications are as follows:
(1)	Violent – Adjudication of a Class A through E felony offense;
(2)	Serious – Adjudication of (i) a Class F through I felony  offense, (ii) a Class A1  misdemeanor, or (iii) an offense in violation of G.S. 14‑202.2 (indecent liberties between children), G.S. 14‑269 (carrying concealed weapons), or G.S. 14‑269.7(a) (prohibitions on handguns for minors);
(3)	Minor – Adjudication of a Class 1, 2, or 3  misdemeanor, except offenses in violation of G.S. 14‑202.2 (indecent liberties between children), G.S. 14‑269 (carrying concealed weapons), or G.S. 14‑269.7(a) (prohibitions on handguns for minors)."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 7B‑2510(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	If the court, after notice and a hearing, finds by the greater weight of the evidence that the juvenile has violated the conditions of probation set by the court, the court may continue the original conditions of probation, modify the conditions of probation, or, except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, order a new disposition at the next higher level on the disposition chart in G.S. 7B‑2508. In the court's discretion,  if the juvenile's disposition is not raised to a higher level of disposition, the court may include an order of confinement in a secure juvenile detention facility for up to twice the term authorized by  G.S. 7B‑2508 for the juvenile's dispositional level."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 7B‑1501 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(21a)	Prior adjudication. – Any adjudication that occurred before the current date of disposition which is not a part of some related transaction for the current offense."
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.