Status offender definition

Status offender means a child who commits an act prohibited by law which would not be criminal
Status offender means a child who commits an act prohibited by law which would not be criminal if committed by an adult.
Status offender means a minor alleged or adjudged to be a person described in Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Examples of Status offender in a sentence

  • Status offender information is confidential because it is excluded from disclosure pursuant to IC 31-39-2-8(a).

  • Status offender - a juvenile who is charged with or adjudicated of an offense which would not be a crime if it were committed by an adult, in other words, an act which is only an offense because of the perpetrator's status as a juvenile.

  • Most states generally include catch-all offenses such as “unruly behavior,” “incorrigibility,” or “disobedience.” Status offender processes vary from one state to another and sometimes different systems operate differently from one county to another in the same state.

  • Status offender cases come through the court and are assumed to be at imminent risk because a petition has been filed.

  • Status offender 31.304 (h) Federal DefinitionA juvenile who has been charged with or adjudicated for conduct, which wouldnot under the law of the jurisdiction on which the offense was committed, be a crime if committed by an adult.


More Definitions of Status offender

Status offender means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult, including:
Status offender means a juvenile who has been adjudicated as one:
Status offender means a minor who has been declared a runaway or ungovernable.
Status offender means a child:
Status offender means a juvenile who has been
Status offender means a child who is accused,
Status offender means a runaway, a truant, or a juvenile who has committed a status offense that is not classified a delinquent act (exception: out-of-state runaway juveniles as mandated by state or federal law).