Juvenile Law

Question 1

Can parents give consent to search a child’s room/property?

Answer 1

NO

Question 2

What is needed for a school official to initiate search and seizure?

Answer 2

Reasonable suspicion

Violation of a school rule or law

Question 3

Which court are juvenile petitions filed in?

Answer 3

District court

Question 4

Does a juvenile have a right to bail?

Answer 4

NO

Question 5

What is the most common offense in juvenile cases?

Answer 5

Property offenses

Question 6

What is the difference with arrest vs custody

Answer 6

Arrest is the action that results in custody

Question 7

What is the purpose of the children’s code?

Answer 7

A child’s health and safety is paramount

Question 8

What are the qualifications for a “serious youthful offender”

Answer 8

15 - 18
1st degree murder
Carries an adult sentence

Question 9

When is miranda required for juveniles

Answer 9

Before an investigatory detention

Question 10

What is a delinquent act?

Answer 10

Crime

Question 11

What is an arraignment

Answer 11

Initial appearance

Question 12

Can a child’s arrest information be disclosed?

Answer 12

NO

Question 13

What are the qualifications for taking a child into custody?

Answer 13

Delinquent act
Child abuse and neglect
Not just for homelessness

Question 14

What is needed for a juvenile petition

Answer 14

Probable cause that a delinquent act has been committed

Question 15

What is the juvenile age

Answer 15

Under 18

Question 16

What was “in re gault”

Answer 16

Case that gives all juveniles the right to counsel

Question 17

What do these articles cover in chapter 32A (children’s code)

Article 2
Article 3
Article 4

Answer 17

Article 2: Delinquency
Article 3: Families in need of services
Article 4: Child abuse and neglect

Question 18

What are the requirements for the “indian child welfare act”

Answer 18

Report most delinquency, abuse and neglect petitions to the tribe

Be culturally sensitive to the child’s needs

State retains jurisdiction over the child