Status Misdemeanor Felony Waivable Magistrate Court
(Traffic)
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Status Offenses Apply to kids UNDER the age of 18. Runaway
Beyond Control Curfew Habitual Truancy
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Runaway If you are gone without your parents permission or
consent, or if you are some place without their knowledge, they can
report you as a runaway. You do not have to be gone 24 hours
(missing person); you can be a runaway the minute you walk out the
door without their permission or knowledge.
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Beyond Control If you do not follow the reasonable rules of
your parents or guardians, you can be reported for beyond control.
If you are over 16 and do not want to go to school, but your
parents want you to, that may be considered Beyond Control.
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Curfew Curfew is midnight to 5:00 a.m. Your parents cannot give
you permission to break the law.
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Habitual Truancy The law states that everyone is to be educated
until the age of 16. Three or more unexcused absences is considered
habitual truancy. A number of tardies can also get your case sent
to Juvenile Court by the SRO. The school has the discretion to
decide when the number of tardies has become excessive enough to
have your case sent to Juvenile court.
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Misdemeanor- Petit Theft Taking property that has a value of
less than $1000 is a petit theft. If you shoplift from a store,
they can also charge you up to $250 in civil fines plus the cost of
the merchandise in a civil suit. That is over and above what
Juvenile Court does to you. Also, if you find something and make no
effort to find the owner, then you can be charged with petit theft.
Altering, transferring or removing price tags or other price
markings is also considered theft.
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Misdemeanor Possession of Stolen Property If someone else
steals something and you benefit in any way from that theft, you
can be charged with possession of stolen property. This includes
using, enjoying, or keeping the item if you knew it was stolen or
should have known it was stolen.
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Misdemeanor Willful Concealment If you hide merchandise on you
or inside something, or put it out of sight, you can be stopped for
willful concealment without even leaving the store. It is treated
the same as theft.
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Misdemeanor Aiding and Abetting If you assist in any way
someone who commits a crime, you can be charged with aiding and
abetting. For example, if you try to distract a store clerk while
your friend takes something, you are aiding and abetting his crime
of theft. In Idaho, aiding and abetting a crime has the same
punishment as committing the crime. If someone is committing a
crime, you should remove yourself and report it right away.
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Misdemeanor - Assault The threat to do harm when the victim
believes you can do it and where there is clear and present ability
to do harm is called assault.
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Misdemeanor - Battery Any unwanted touching is battery. You do
not have to cause bruises, break skin, cause blood to flow or break
bones. Purposely pushing or tripping someone, pulling hair, shoving
or causing someone to bump into someone else are all consider
battery. Maybe this is why the Meridian School District has a
NO-TOUCH policy?
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Misdemeanor Obstructing and Delaying an Officer If you fail to
give information to a police officer, give misinformation (lie),
run from an officer or struggle with him, you can be charged with
Obstructing and Delaying an Officer.
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Misdemeanor - Trespassing If you are on someones property and
they ask you to leave, you are trespassing if you do not leave
immediately. If there is a sign posted that says No Trespassing you
must not enter that property. Trespassing is being on someone elses
property without their permission. If the mall security bans you
from the premises you cannot go anywhere in the mall, surrounding
parking lots or businesses.
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Misdemeanor False Fire Alarm Pulling a fire alarm is against
the law unless there is a fire. You will be held responsible for
the costs of response by the fire department, which usually start
at $250 and can go up to several thousand dollars.
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Misdemeanor Theft of Services (Dine and Dash) Receiving
services or merchandise and failing to pay for them can be charged
as Theft of Services.
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Misdemeanor Disturbing the Peace Willfully and maliciously
disturbing the peace of a neighborhood, family, or person by loud,
offensive sound, language, or behavior is defined by the legal
system as disturbing the peace.
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Misdemeanor Misuse of Phone Using the telephone to annoy,
intimidate, harass, threaten or using offensive language, recalling
or hanging up can be charged as a misdemeanor.
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Misdemeanor Driving without Consent Driving a vehicle that does
not belong to you without the consent of the owner.
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Misdemeanor - Cruising Police will arrest or ticket for
littering, fighting, swearing, loud music, etc.
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Misdemeanor Malicious Injury to Property (MIP) or Vandalism If
you damage someones property or merchandise, either purposely or by
accident, you can be charged with MIP. You will be held responsible
for the damages and for the victims out of pocket loss. If the
damage is under $1000, it is a misdemeanor, if it is over $1000, it
is a felony. Felony *you cannot vote *cant work with kids *you
cannot have a gun (no hunting license) *cant volunteer *cannot
apply for a variety of jobs *must state felony on any job or
college application *cant join the military
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Misdemeanor - Frequenting Frequenting would be defined as being
around others who are using drugs or alcohol, or being on the
premises where you know drugs or alcohol is being used, made, sold,
etc. This can also result in a $300 fine.
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Misdemeanor Public Consumption Under the Influence in Public
Drunk in Public
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Intoxicated 21 year old caught running naked
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Jordan White is charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and
public intoxication. Each charge is punishable by up to a year in
jail. White told officers he had been smoking marijuana and eating
psilocybin mushrooms with a friend in Boises North End before his
arrest by the Glenwood Street bridge early Tuesday morning. Police
found Whites Toyota sedan abandoned on the 5500 block of Chinden
Boulevard. It was facing west in the eastbound traffic lanes,
according to reports. A small amount of marijuana was found inside
Whites belongings, Police said which led to the drug charge. White
left his clothes at his friends house before driving to Garden
City.
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Misdemeanor- Firing Timber or Prairieland Intentionally or
carelessly setting a fire to timber or prairieland may be charged
as a misdemeanor. Examples of this includes throwing a cigarette
butt out the window of a car and starting a forest fire or leaving
a campfire without putting it out entirely and starting a
fire.
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Felony Aggravated Assault There is a higher degree of potential
harm. May include using a weapon.
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Felony Aggravated Battery A more severe degree of injury from
battery (unwanted touch). Typically involves a weapon.
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Felony - Burglary If you enter a building or vehicle with
intent to commit an offense, you are committing a burglary. For
example, if you go into a store and take an item on a whim
(spontaneously) it is petit theft. If you plan on taking the item
it is burglary.
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Felony - Forgery If you falsely and with intent defraud with a
written instrument, forge, alter or counterfeit something it is
charged as Forgery. Signing someone elses name is against the
law.
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Felony - Arson Arson I: Danger or injury to people. Arson II:
Danger or injury to building/structure. Arson III: No structures or
people are involved. When someone is charged with Arson, they may
also be responsible for the cost of response and fines by the fire
department.
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Bellingham, WA. Judge orders teens to pay $580,000 Two 14 year
old boys who caused a fire at Lynens Delft Square building in June
2008 have been ordered to pay nearly $580,000 in restitution. The
judge ordered the boys to pay the money to cover out of pocket
damage expenses for businesses that were displaced by the fire.
Prosecutors requested the teenagers pay the total amount of
restitution claims, which included losses by those businesses
insurance companies of more than $5.2 million, but the judge
declined to do so. Court documents said the boys pleaded guilty to
burglary and reckless burning charges after they started the fire
while smoking marijuana on the buildings second floor.
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Felony Grand Theft Taking property that does not belong to you
and that is valued over $1000 is charged as Grand Theft.
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Felony - Robbery Theft from a person. If someone comes up to
you and takes something from you, you were robbed. If you come home
to discover that your house was broken into and personal property
was stolen, you were burglarized, not robbed.
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Felony False Bomb Threat Any person who reports that a bomb or
other explosive has been placed in a public or private place
knowing that such report is false is guilty of a felony. An adult
can receive up to 5 years in prison and substantial fines.
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Waivable Offenses Some cases are automatically waived into
adult court. If a juvenile is 14 or older and the charge or
allegation is: MurderAttempted MurderRobberyRape Mayhem: willfully
maiming or crippling another (article) Arson 1 then the case is
automatically waived into the adult court system. If the juvenile
is under 14 and accused of one of these felonies, or is a serious
habitual offender, there can be a waiver hearing to decide if it
should be waived into the adult court.
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Magistrate Court Some types of juvenile offenses are handled in
Magistrate court (Traffic). These usually do not incur detention
time as penalties, unless there are other circumstances, i.e. being
on probation already or if the offense is severe. The penalty for
these offenses is usually a fine and whatever is deemed appropriate
by the judge. Weapons found on school property is handled in
Magistrate Court. Also you can be charged with the same drug
offense even if the substance is simulated drugs. For example, if
you are trying to sell oregano as marijuana, you can still be given
a drug charge.
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Magistrate Court Tobacco: Possession of tobacco by someone
under the age of 18 in Idaho is illegal. This includes any form of
tobacco, cigarettes or chewing tobacco. You do not have to be
smoking or chewing tobacco to get a possession ticket. You could be
holding onto a pack of cigarettes for a friend or family member and
get a possession ticket. The penalty for possession can be a fine
up to $300 and 6 months in jail. Smoking tickets can be issued to
anyone under 18 who is caught in the act of actually smoking a
cigarette.
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Magistrate Court Possession of Marijuana, Controlled Substances
(i.e. Meth, acid, etc.) Drug Paraphernalia: Being in possession of
marijuana or any drug paraphernalia can lead to a penalty of a fine
up to $1000, 90 days in jail, loss of license for up to one year
and the judges give juveniles 100 hours of community service. Also,
if you are in possession of drugs within 1000 feet of a school or
school sanctioned event, you can be charged with selling and
delivery of drugs. For example, if you hand a friend a joint at
school, this would be chargeable. Selling and delivery of drugs can
be waived into adult court.
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Magistrate Court Driving under the influence (DUI):This
category is normally thought of as being driving under the
influence of alcohol, but it may include any controlled substance.
To be considered driving under the influence, you must be in actual
physical control of a vehicle. But, do not be fooled, if you are
under the influence and sitting in the drivers seat with the motor
running or with the vehicle moving, you can be found guilty of DUI.
The legal limit in Idaho for anyone under 21 is.02 while driving.
The first offense of DUI can be a fine up to $1000 and loss of
license for at least 90 days. The second offense can result in a
fine between $500 to $2000 and a loss of license of at least 180
days. The third offense can result in a fine between $1000 to
$2000, 6 months in jail and loss of license to the age of 21.
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Magistrate Court Possession/Consumption of alcohol: It is
illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase, attempt to
purchase, or to consume alcohol. If you are within reach of a 6
pack you could be found to be in possession of alcohol. The first
offense can be up to $1000 fine and loss of license for up to one
year. The second offense can be up to $2000 fine, 30 days in jail
and loss of license for 2 years. The third offense can be up to
$3000 fine, 60 days in jail and loss of license for 2 years. If you
are at least age 19, you can serve alcohol, but only in the course
of your employment, not at a party at home or to friends or
family.