Juveniles
Special Instructions for Juveniles
The Municipal Court has jurisdiction over juveniles (16 year old or younger at the time of citation) charged with most Class C misdemeanor offenses. All Juveniles are required to appear in open court for all proceedings in their cases and the parent/guardian of the juvenile defendant is required to be present in court with his or her child, even if the defendant wishes to be represented by an attorney.
- Failure of a parent/guardian to appear with a juvenile constitutes a separate misdemeanor offense by the parent/guardian and juvenile who fail to appear in court may have an addition charge of failure to appear filed against them.
- Juveniles that fail to appear or pay their fine will be reported to the Department of Public Safety, who will suspend their driver’s license.
- Do not mail a plea or payment to the court.