Status offender definition

Status offender means a child who commits an act prohibited by law which would not be criminal
Status offender means a child who commits an act prohibited by law which would not be criminal if committed by an adult.
Status offender means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult, including:

Examples of Status offender in a sentence

  • Status offender data is received monthly from the seven-county operated juvenile detention facilities.

  • Population data, i.e. the total volume of passengers departing and arriving on each flight/sailing at each airport/port is obtained directly from the airports/ferry companies.

  • Status offender: A juvenile who has committed an act which would not be a crime if committed by an adult (e.g., runaway, truancy, alcohol prohibitions, etc.).

  • Physical Fitness Team Status offender - A juvenile suspected of committing a criminal violation of the law that would not be a criminal violation but for the age of the offender.

  • Status offender - A juvenile suspected of committing a criminal violation of the law that would not be a criminal violation but for the age of the offender.


More Definitions of Status offender

Status offender means a minor alleged or adjudged to be a person described in Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Status offender means a juvenile who has been adjudicated as one:
Status offender means a minor who has been declared a runaway or ungovernable.
Status offender means a juvenile who has been
Status offender means a child:
Status offender means a child who is accused,
Status offender means a runaway, a truant, or a juvenile who has committed a status offense that is not classified a delinquent act (exception: out-of-state runaway juveniles as mandated by state or federal law).