Section 27 Conducting PreliminaryInquiry

• Library: Juvenile Law 2011

All information that could bring a child within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is to be submitted in writing to the juvenile officer. Rule 111.01.a. Law enforcement agencies are the principal source of these referrals, although schools, parents, private citizens, and public and private social agencies also refer matters to the juvenile officer. Cases of child abuse or neglect are normally...