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Montana Youth Courts

Index Montana Youth Courts

Montana Youth Courts are courts of law in the U.S. state of Montana which have jurisdiction over any minor charged with violating any state law or city and county city ordinance, except for fish and game ordinance violations and traffic violations. [1]

17 relations: Concurrent jurisdiction, Court, Courts of Montana, Deferred prosecution, Felony, Local ordinance, Minor (law), Misdemeanor, Montana, Montana District Courts, Montana inferior courts, Montana Supreme Court, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Parole, Probation, Restorative justice, U.S. state.

Concurrent jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction exists where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case.

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Court

A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Courts of Montana

Courts of Montana refers to courts of law in the U.S. state of Montana.

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Deferred prosecution

A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which is very similar to a non-prosecution agreement (NPA), is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements.

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Felony

The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law usually found in a code of laws for a political division smaller than a state or nation, i.e., a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, etc.

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Minor (law)

In law, a minor is a person under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood.

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Misdemeanor

A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour in British English) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems.

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Montana

Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States.

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Montana District Courts

Montana District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Montana.

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Montana inferior courts

Inferior courts in Montana also known as courts of limited jurisdiction, refer to those courts of law, established by the Constitution of Montana or authorized by law, with limited jurisdictions.

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Montana Supreme Court

The Montana Supreme Court is the highest court of the Montana state court system in the U.S. state of Montana.

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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs.

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Parole

Parole is a temporary release of a prisoner who agrees to certain conditions before the completion of the maximum sentence period, originating from the French parole ("voice, spoken words").

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Probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison.

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Restorative justice

Restorative justice is an approach to justice in which the response to a crime is to organize a mediation between the victim and the offender, and sometimes with representatives of a wider community as well.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana_Youth_Courts

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