No adjudication by a juvenile session of District Court shall be deemed a conviction, nor shall such adjudication operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from a criminal conviction, nor shall any child be found guilty or be deemed a criminal by reason of such adjudication.
KRS 635.040
Effect of adjudication by juvenile court
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case United States v. NJB (1997)
Most recently applied in Murphy v. Commonwealth (October 2016)
Effective: July 1, 1987 History: Created 1986 Ky
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