Summit County Juvenile Court (2024)

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How do I look up juvenile court records in Ohio? ›

How to Find Juvenile Records in Ohio. Public juvenile records may be inspected or copied in person at the Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was heard or filed. Requestors do not have to provide identification or state the reasons for the request.

Juvenile courts hear three types of cases: (1) delinquency; (2) child protection; and (3) status offenses.

The Juvenile Courts in Florida have jurisdiction over criminal felonies and misdemeanor cases for defendants under the age of nineteen (19). The 12th Circuit Juvenile Division has one Circuit Judge in Sarasota County, one Circuit Judge in Manatee County, and one Circuit Judge in DeSoto County.

The juvenile court (i.e., a judge, master, or appointed designee) must ensure that all processes and decisionmaking are carried out in a fair and unbiased manner, that all decisions balance the best interests of the juvenile with the best interests of the victim and community, and that the constitutional rights of all ...

Juvenile justice records are not automatically sealed at 18 years of age. A person may apply to seal a juvenile record 6 months after the final discharge of the offense (i.e., termination of probation), even if the person is still a juvenile.

While some child custody records are generally considered public records, specific aspects of these records are redacted.

Some of the more common juvenile offenses include: theft, larceny, alcohol offenses, disturbing the peace, drug offenses, vandalism, assault, robbery, criminal trespass, harassment, fraud, burglary, loitering, possession of stolen property, possession of weapons and crimes committed on behalf of gangs.

For a juvenile who is adjudicated and whose petition is sustained (tried and convicted) in juvenile court, the offender can be placed on probation in the community, placed in a foster care or group home, incarcerated in the county's juvenile ranch or camp, or sent to the Youth Authority as a ward of the state.

The District Attorney's Office can request a hearing to decide whether the minor is fit to be dealt with in the juvenile court system or tried as an adult. The judge may decide to try the minor as an adult if he or she is 16 years or older and has been charged with committing specific criminal offenses.

Probation. By far the most common disposition for youth adjudicated delinquent is probation.

What is the oldest you can go to juvie? ›

Minors between 14 and 17 are sentenced by juvenile justice. A young adult between 18 and 21 years may still be sentenced by juvenile justice if considered mentally immature.

A: On a national level, there is no youngest age to go to jail, as there is no minimum age for criminal responsibility. It is decided at the state level. For example, the age of criminal responsibility is 14 in California.

There are two distinct types of juvenile cases: Delinquency and Dependency. Delinquency cases involve status offenses such as truancy (referred to as “601s”), and criminal offenses committed by persons under age 18 (referred to as “602s”).

The primary goals of the juvenile justice system, in addition to maintaining public safety, are skill development, habilitation, rehabilitation, addressing treatment needs, and successful reintegration of youth into the community.

The juvenile justice process involves nine major decision points: (1) arrest, (2) referral to court, (3) diversion, (4) secure detention, (5) judicial waiver to adult criminal court, (6) case petitioning, (7) delinquency finding/adjudication, (8) probation, and (9) residential placement, including confinement in a ...