A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require additional findings of fact in juvenile adjudication orders where a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑2411 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7B‑2411.  Adjudication.
If the court finds that the allegations in the petition have been proved as provided in G.S. 7B‑2409, the court shall so state in a written order of adjudication, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
(1)	The date of the offense.
(2)	If the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the misdemeanor or felony classification of the offense.
(3)	The date of adjudication. 
(4)	If the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the facts relied upon in adjudicating the juvenile delinquent.
If the court finds that the allegations have not been proved, the court shall dismiss the petition with prejudice and the juvenile shall be released from secure or nonsecure custody if the juvenile is in custody."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to adjudication orders entered on or after that date.