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This fact sheet answers questions like: When and how can I be taken into police custody? Will I be photographed and fingerprinted? Will the police
This fact sheet answers questions like: How is my juvenile case started? Can the court process be avoided? After the delinquency petition is filed with
This fact sheet answers questions like: Will my hearing be confidential? Can I ask the judge to keep the courtroom closed? Will the records of
When a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the judge may require the juvenile to pay one or more of the following as part of the juvenile’s
This fact sheet answers questions like: What is a delinquent act? What happens to juveniles accused of a delinquent act? What is a summary offense
This fact sheet answers questions like: Can colleges or the military find out if I have a juvenile record? Does having a juvenile record mean
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