Nebraska Juvenile Courts

The Separate Juvenile Courts of the US state of Nebraska are specialised courts located in the counties of Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy.[1] A county which has a population of or over 75,000 is eligible to have a separate juvenile court, and the proposal to establish one must be voted on by the electorate of the county.[2] The clerk of the district court in the county serves ex-officio as the clerk of the juvenile court.[3]

Juvenile courts have jurisdiction over certain juveniles who have committed traffic offences, misdemeanours, infractions, violations of city ordinances, and well as all juveniles who have committed a felony, who are mentally ill and dangerous, who are homeless, destitute, abandoned, or lacking care, who are habitually truant from home or school, amongst other areas.[4]

  1. ^ "Separate Juvenile Courts". State of Nebraska Judicial Branch. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Revised Statute Chapter 43 Section 2,112". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Revised Statute Chapter 43 Section 2,122". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Nebraska Revised Statute Chapter 43 Section 247". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved 6 July 2024.