§ 7-13-1204 — Program criteria

Wyoming § 7-13-1204

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 07: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 13: SENTENCE AND IMPRISONMENT
• Art. 12: TEEN COURT PROGRAM

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(a) A teen court program may be established under this act
in accordance with the following criteria:
(i) The judge of the teen court shall be the judge of
the supervising court or an attorney admitted to practice in
this state appointed by the supervising court to serve in a
voluntary capacity and shall serve at the pleasure of the
supervising court;
(ii) Procedures in teen court shall be established by
order of the supervising court in conformance with the
provisions of this act and shall be subject to any uniform
procedures for teen courts as may be prescribed by the Wyoming
supreme court;
(iii) The supervising court may authorize the use of
its courtroom and other facilities by the teen court program
during times when the courtroom and facilities are not required
for the normal operations of the supervising court;
(iv) The teen defendant, as a condition of
participation in the teen court program, may be required to pay
a nonrefundable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00). Fees
collected under this paragraph by a municipal court shall be
credited to the treasury of the municipality. Fees collected
under this paragraph by a circuit court shall be credited to the
treasury of the county;
(v) The teen court program may involve teens serving
as voluntary teen court members in various capacities including,
but not limited to jurors, prosecutor-advocates,
defender-advocates, bailiffs, clerks and supervisory duties;
(vi) Every teen defendant appearing in teen court
shall be accompanied by a parent or guardian;
(vii) The teen court jury shall impose restitution,
if any, in the amount established by the supervising court;
(viii) The supervisory court, in accordance with the
rules and regulations promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court,
shall establish a range of sentencing alternatives for any case
referred to teen court. Sentencing alternatives shall include,
but not be limited to:
(A) Community service as authorized by the
supervising court;
(B) Mandatory participation in law related
education classes, appropriate counseling, treatment or other
education programs;
(C) Require the teen defendant to participate as
a juror or other teen court member in proceedings involving teen
defendants;
(D) Fines, not to exceed the statutory amount.
(ix) The teen court jury shall not have the power to
impose a term of imprisonment.