A placement of any youth in any correctional facility under this chapter may not be deemed commitment to a penal institution. An adjudication on the status of any youth in the jurisdiction of the court may not operate to impose any of the civil disability imposed on a person by reason of conviction of a criminal offense. An adjudication may not be deemed a criminal conviction, and a youth may not be charged with or convicted of any crime in any court except as provided in this chapter. Neither the disposition of a youth under this chapter nor evidence given in youth court proceedings under this chapter is admissible in evidence except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-106
Order of adjudication -- noncriminal
Known as the Montana Youth Court Act
The act spans §§ 41–41 (223 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Nielsen (2012)
Most recently applied in United States v. Nielsen (September 2012)
En. 10-1235 by Sec. 35, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.