Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 260B.245 (2026)

Effect Of Juvenile Court Proceedings

✓ current as of May 2026
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Subdivision 1.Effect.

(a) No adjudication upon the status of any child in the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall operate to impose any of the civil disabilities imposed by conviction, nor shall any child be deemed a criminal by reason of this adjudication, nor shall this adjudication be deemed a conviction of crime, except as otherwise provided in this section or section 260B.255. An extended jurisdiction juvenile conviction shall be treated in the same manner as an adult felony criminal conviction for purposes of the Sentencing Guidelines. The disposition of the child or any evidence given by the child in the juvenile court shall not be admissible as evidence against the child in any case or proceeding in any other court, except that an adjudication may later be used to determine a proper sentence, nor shall the disposition or evidence disqualify the child in any future civil service examination, appointment, or application.

(b) A person who was adjudicated delinquent for, or convicted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile of, a crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, is not entitled to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm for the remainder of the person's lifetime. A person who has received a relief of disability under United States Code, title 18, section 925, or whose ability to possess firearms has been restored under section 609.165, subdivision 1d, is not subject to the restrictions of this subdivision.

Subd. 2.Construction.

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to relate to subsequent proceedings in juvenile court, nor shall preclude the juvenile court, under circumstances other than those specifically prohibited in subdivision 1, from disclosing information to qualified persons if the court considers such disclosure to be in the best interests of the child or of the administration of justice.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2024 · leading case: State v. McFee, 721 N.W.2d 607 (Minn. 2006).
State v. McFee, 721 N.W.2d 607 (Minn. 2006). · cites it 12× “McFee characterizes his juvenile cases as "quasi-civil, non-criminal, rehabilitative adjudications." McFee and the dissent note that juvenile delinquents are not labeled "criminal[s]" and that juvenile adjudications are not to be deemed "conviction[s]" of crimes.”
Vang v. State, 788 N.W.2d 111 (Minn. 2010). · cites it 8× “No adjudication on the status of any child in the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall be deemed a conviction of crime, except as provided by Minn.Stat. §§ 260B.245, .255 (2008). See Minn.”
In re the Welfare of J.J.P., 831 N.W.2d 260 (Minn. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1(a) (stating that ‘[n]o adjudication upon the status of any child in the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall operate to impose any of the civil disabilities imposed by conviction, nor shall any child be deemed a criminal by reason of *270…”
A.W. Ex Rel. Doe v. Nebraska, 865 F.3d 1014 (8th Cir. 2017). “See Minn. Stat. § 260B.245 subd. 1(a) (“No adjudication upon the status of any child in the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall operate to impose any of the civil disabilities imposed by conviction, nor shall any child be deemed a criminal by reason of this adjudication,…”
United States v. Nash, 627 F.3d 693 (8th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “” Acknowledging that the mandatory minimum at issue was found in a statute and not in the sentencing guidelines, the court still applied the rule to the statutory language.”
State v. Thacker, 2024 Ohio 5835 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “Minn.Stat. 260B.245(1)(b). Individuals who have been adjudicated delinquent for drug and other nonviolent felonies are not disarmed.”
State v. Jiles, 767 N.W.2d 27 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “” But Minn.Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1 (2006), provides: “An extended jurisdiction juvenile conviction shall be treated in the same manner as an adult felony criminal conviction for purposes of the Sentencing Guidelines.”
In re the Welfare of R.D.M., 825 N.W.2d 394 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “198 (2008) and Minn.Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1(a) (2008)).”
In re the Welfare of J.J.P., 811 N.W.2d 125 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “” Minn.Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1(a) (2010) (emphasis added).”
State v. Boehl, 697 N.W.2d 215 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1 (2004). In addition, the legislature has specifically included both convictions and juvenile adjudications when drafting other provisions of the Minnesota Statutes, suggesting that the legislature did not intend to include juvenile adjudications…”
State of Minnesota v. Nathan Charles Robert Schwartz (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “Appellant did not argue in the district court, and does not argue on appeal, that the use of the hearing transcript was itself improper under Minn. Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1 (2014), for having included “evidence given by the child in the juvenile court” and therefore “not .”
In Re the Welfare of S.S.E., 629 N.W.2d 456 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. § 260B.245, subd. 1 (2000) (stating juvenile adjudication is not “deemed to be a conviction of a crime”).”
— Minn. Stat. § 260B.245(1)(b) — 1 case
State v. Thacker, 2024 Ohio 5835 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “Minn.Stat. 260B.245(1)(b). Individuals who have been adjudicated delinquent for drug and other nonviolent felonies are not disarmed.”
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