In Re Ds

694 S.E.2d 758 (2010)

In the Matter of D.S.

No. 273PA09.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 17, 2010.

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by LaToya B. Powell, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Peter Wood, Raleigh, for juvenile-appellee.

HUDSON, Justice.

Here we address whether a Robeson County juvenile court counselor ("JCC") complied with N.C.G.S. § 7B-1703 when the JCC filed a petition alleging D.S. to be delinquent, and if not, whether the failure to do so deprived the court of subject matter jurisdiction. The Court of Appeals determined that the JCC did not timely file the…