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October 14, 2024
In state fiscal year 2022-2023, county departments of social services in North Carolina received 35,400 reports alleging the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Fifty-six counties across the state […]
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January recognizes the importance of knowing about human trafficking. The President has declared January Human Trafficking Prevention Month (see the proclamation here). The North Carolina Governor and the Chief Justice […]
READ POST "Human Trafficking: New SOG Resource Explaining Your Obligation to Make a Report and How the Agency Responds (January 18, 2023)"May 6, 2015
By Guest Contributor, John Rubin*
Can the person protected by a DVPO be charged with violating the order?
Here’s a question I get occasionally: What language should I use to charge aiding and abetting a violation of a domestic violence protective order (DVPO)? Here’s a similar one: If someone is arrested for aiding and abetting a violation of a DVPO, is the person subject to the 48-hour pretrial release law for domestic violence offenses?
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