1998 Minnesota Statutes

     260.215 Juvenile court disposition bars criminal 
  proceeding. 

    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 260.125; 

    (2) transfers the matter to a court in accordance with the 
 provisions of section 260.193; or 

    (3) convicts the child as an extended jurisdiction juvenile 
 and subsequently executes the adult sentence under section 
 260.126, 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 260.193, 
 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. 

    HIST: 1959 c 685 s 32; 1994 c 576 s 35; 1995 c 226 art 3 s 35