Section 12 Dismissal toAllowProsecutionUnderGeneralLaw

• Library: Juvenile Law 2011

If a petition alleges that a juvenile between the ages of 12 and 17 years has committed an act that would be considered a felony if committed by an adult, the juvenile may be transferred to a court of general jurisdiction and prosecuted under the general law. Rule 129.01. At any time before the commencement of a hearing, the juvenile court must (if required by law) or may (on its own motion or on motion of the juvenile officer or custodian) order a hearing to determine whether the juvenile should remain...