Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 20-505 (2026)
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Jurisdiction.
Subject to the prior jurisdiction of the United States, the court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status, in the county in which the juvenile resides, or in the county in which the act, omission or status allegedly took place, in the following cases:
(1) Where the act, omission or status occurs in the state of Idaho and is prohibited by federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance by reason of minority only;
(2) Where the act or omission occurs in the state of Idaho and is a violation of any federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance which would be a crime if committed by an adult;
(3) Concerning any juvenile where the juvenile comes under the purview of the interstate compact for juveniles as set forth in chapter 19, title 16, Idaho Code;
(4) This chapter shall not apply to juvenile violators of beer, wine or other alcohol and tobacco laws; except that a juvenile violator under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of the violation may, at the discretion of the court, be treated under the provisions of this chapter, provided that a juvenile taken into custody pursuant to section 20-516(1)(c), Idaho Code, for an alcohol age infraction under section 18-1502(e), Idaho Code, shall be treated within the provisions of this chapter;
(5) This chapter shall not apply to the juvenile offenders who are transferred for criminal prosecution as an adult, as provided in this chapter;
(6) This chapter shall not apply to juvenile violators of traffic, watercraft, fish and game, failure to obey a misdemeanor citation and criminal contempt laws; except that a juvenile violator under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of such violation may, at the discretion of the court, be treated under the provisions of this chapter;
(7) This chapter shall not apply to juvenile sex offenders who violate the provisions of section 18-8414, Idaho Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: State v. John Doe (2012-10), 322 P.3d 976 (Idaho 2014).
State v. John Doe (2012-10), 322 P.3d 976 (Idaho 2014). “The court determined that although it had initial jurisdiction in the matter pursuant to I.C. § 20-505, it did not retain jurisdiction in the case because I.”
State v. Doe, 207 P.3d 974 (Idaho 2009). “" [6] I.C. § 20-505(2); see also I.C. § 18-216.”
State v. Andrew Garcia, 355 P.3d 635 (Idaho 2015). “■ The JCA confers “exclusive, original jurisdiction” on the court “over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status____” I.C. § 20-505. A “juvenile” is “a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who was less than eighteen…”
State v. Doe, 208 P.3d 730 (Idaho 2009). “Neither party contests the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over Doe while he was a minor; rather, the parties disagree whether the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over Doe terminated when he turned twenty-one years of age by operation of I.”
State v. Orozco, 483 P.3d 331 (Idaho 2021). “See I.C. § 20-505. It provides: Subject to the prior jurisdiction of the United States, the court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status, in the county in which the juvenile…”
State v. Luis Adame Juarez, 356 P.3d 384 (Idaho 2015). “In the accompanying Garcia case, we addressed the juvenile court’s jurisdiction to hear motions for contempt brought pursuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 42. We found that the district court erred when it concluded that the juvenile court had jurisdiction “conveyed by operation of I.”
State v. Jane Doe (Juv.), 438 P.3d 769 (Idaho 2019). “I.C. § 20-505. The juvenile court retains that jurisdiction until the juvenile becomes twenty-one years of age, unless terminated prior thereto.”
State v. Doe, 172 P.3d 1094 (Idaho 2007). “In this case, the State alleged that Doe engaged in an act that violated Idaho Code § 18-7001 and would constitute the crime of malicious injury to property if Doe had been an adult.”
State v. Hernandez, 990 P.2d 742 (Idaho Ct. App. 1999). “See I.C. §§ 20-505(5), 20-509(1). 6 . In pertinent part, I.”
State v. Cota-Medina, 416 P.3d 965 (Idaho 2018). “Under the Juvenile Corrections Act (JCA), the juvenile courts have "exclusive, original jurisdiction" over a juvenile 3 who engages in an act that "is a violation of any federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance which would be a crime if committed by an adult.”
Millis Pub. Schs. v. M.P., 89 N.E.3d 1170 (Mass. 2018). “§ 571-11 (2)(B)-(D) ; Idaho Code Ann. § 20-505 ; 705 Ill. Comp.”
State v. Andrew Garcia (Idaho 2015). “” I.C. § 20-505. A “juvenile” is “a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of any alleged act, omission or status.”
— Idaho Code § 20-505(2) — 6 cases
State v. Doe, 207 P.3d 974 (Idaho 2009). “" [6] I.C. § 20-505(2); see also I.C. § 18-216.”
State v. Doe, 208 P.3d 730 (Idaho 2009). “Neither party contests the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over Doe while he was a minor; rather, the parties disagree whether the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over Doe terminated when he turned twenty-one years of age by operation of I.”
State v. Cota-Medina, 416 P.3d 965 (Idaho 2018). “Under the Juvenile Corrections Act (JCA), the juvenile courts have "exclusive, original jurisdiction" over a juvenile 3 who engages in an act that "is a violation of any federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance which would be a crime if committed by an adult.”
State v. John Doe, 469 P.3d 36 (Idaho Ct. App. 2020).
State v. John Doe (2024-36) (Idaho Ct. App. 2026).
— Idaho Code § 20-505(4) — 1 case
State v. Doe, 207 P.3d 974 (Idaho 2009). “" [6] I.C. § 20-505(2); see also I.C. § 18-216.”
— Idaho Code § 20-505(5) — 3 cases
State v. Hernandez, 990 P.2d 742 (Idaho Ct. App. 1999). “See I.C. §§ 20-505(5), 20-509(1). 6 . In pertinent part, I.”
State v. Orozco, 483 P.3d 331 (Idaho 2021). “See I.C. § 20-505. It provides: Subject to the prior jurisdiction of the United States, the court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status, in the county in which the juvenile…”
State v. Orozco (Idaho 2021).
— Idaho Code § 20-505(6) — 3 cases
State v. Luis Adame Juarez, 356 P.3d 384 (Idaho 2015). “In the accompanying Garcia case, we addressed the juvenile court’s jurisdiction to hear motions for contempt brought pursuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 42. We found that the district court erred when it concluded that the juvenile court had jurisdiction “conveyed by operation of I.”
State v. Andrew Garcia, 355 P.3d 635 (Idaho 2015). “■ The JCA confers “exclusive, original jurisdiction” on the court “over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status____” I.C. § 20-505. A “juvenile” is “a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who was less than eighteen…”
State v. Andrew Garcia (Idaho 2015). “” I.C. § 20-505. A “juvenile” is “a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of any alleged act, omission or status.”
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