Idaho § 20-505 JURISDICTION

Idaho Statutes

§ 20-505 — JURISDICTION

Idaho § 20-505

Title 20STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS

Ch. 5JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ACT

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Idaho Code § 20-505 (2026).

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Subject to the prior jurisdiction of the United States, the court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status, in the county in which the juvenile resides, or in the county in which the act, omission or status allegedly took place, in the following cases:

(1)Where the act, omission or status occurs in the state of Idaho and is prohibited by federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance by reason of minority only;

(2)Where the act or omission occurs in the state of Idaho and is a violation of any federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance which would be a crime if committed by an adult;

(3)Concerning any juvenile where the juvenile comes under the purview of the interstate co

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Subject to the prior jurisdiction of the United States, the court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any juvenile and over any adult who was a juvenile at the time of any act, omission or status, in the county in which the juvenile resides, or in the county in which the act, omission or status allegedly took place, in the following cases:
(1) Where the act, omission or status occurs in the state of Idaho and is prohibited by federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance by reason of minority only;
(2) Where the act or omission occurs in the state of Idaho and is a violation of any federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance which would be a crime if committed by an adult;
(3) Concerning any juvenile where the juvenile comes under the purview of the interstate compact for juveniles as set forth in chapter 19, title 16, Idaho Code;
(4) This chapter shall not apply to juvenile violators of beer, wine or other alcohol and tobacco laws; except that a juvenile violator under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of the violation may, at the discretion of the court, be treated under the provisions of this chapter, provided that a juvenile taken into custody pursuant to section 20-516 (1)(c), Idaho Code, for an alcohol age infraction under section 18-1502 (e), Idaho Code, shall be treated within the provisions of this chapter;
(5) This chapter shall not apply to the juvenile offenders who are transferred for criminal prosecution as an adult, as provided in this chapter;
(6) This chapter shall not apply to juvenile violators of traffic, watercraft, fish and game, failure to obey a misdemeanor citation and criminal contempt laws; except that a juvenile violator under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of such violation may, at the discretion of the court, be treated under the provisions of this chapter;
(7) This chapter shall not apply to juvenile sex offenders who violate the provisions of section 18-8414, Idaho Code.

Legislative History

[(20-505) 16-1803 added 1976, ch. 233, sec. 1, p. 823; am. 1981, ch. 112, sec. 1, p. 168; am. 1981, ch. 222, sec. 6, p. 414; am. 1982, ch. 110, sec. 1, p. 311; am. 1984, ch. 81, sec. 4, p. 150; am. 1990, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 960; am. 1993, ch. 154, sec. 2, p. 391; am. 1994, ch. 150, sec. 1, p. 344; am. 1994, ch. 414, sec. 2, p. 1303; am. and redesig. 1995, ch. 44, sec. 6, p. 75; am. 1996, ch. 261, sec. 3, p. 860; am. 1998, ch. 69, sec. 1, p. 262; am. 1999, ch. 388, sec. 1, p. 1083; am. 1999, ch. 389, sec. 1, p. 1085; am. 2002, ch. 185, sec. 1, p. 537; am. 2004, ch. 270, sec. 3, p. 754; am. 2005, ch. 94, sec. 1, p. 314; am. 2005, ch. 187, sec. 1, p. 573; am. 2012, ch. 19, sec. 6, p. 44; am. 2016, ch. 344, sec. 2, p. 988.]