Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 260B.255 (2026)

Juvenile Court Disposition Bars Criminal Proceeding

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Subdivision 1.Certain violations not crimes.

A violation of a state or local law or ordinance by a child before becoming 18 years of age is not a crime unless the juvenile court:

(1) certifies the matter in accordance with the provisions of section 260B.125;

(2) transfers the matter to a court in accordance with the provisions of section 260B.225; or

(3) convicts the child as an extended jurisdiction juvenile and subsequently executes the adult sentence under section 260B.130, subdivision 5.

Subd. 2.Penalty.

Except for matters referred to the prosecuting authority under the provisions of this section or to a court in accordance with the provisions of section 260B.225, any peace officer knowingly bringing charges against a child in a court other than a juvenile court for violating a state or local law or ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor. This subdivision does not apply to complaints brought for the purposes of extradition.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2012–2014 · leading case: In re the Welfare of J.J.P., 831 N.W.2d 260 (Minn. 2013).
In re the Welfare of J.J.P., 831 N.W.2d 260 (Minn. 2013). · cites it 2× “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 this adjudication, nor shall this…”
In re the Welfare of J.J.P., 811 N.W.2d 125 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 260B.255, subd. 1 (2010). Although respondent’s brief repeatedly refers to appellant’s delinquency adjudications as “criminal records,” respondent does not offer support for this characterization, and it is at odds with the aforementioned statutes.”
State of Minnesota v. Steven Anthoni McMorris-Rice, Appellant./li> (Minn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “He relies on section 260B.255, subdivision 1, of the Juvenile Court Act, which states, in relevant part, that “[a] violation of a state or local law or ordinance by a child before becoming 18 years of age is not a crime unless the juvenile court .”
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