JEFFERY W MASON

This statute explains when a child can be taken into custody (held by authorities). A child can be taken into custody by court order, under arrest laws, if officers have reasonable grounds to believe the child meets detention criteria, or if the child has run away. Being taken into custody is not the same as arrest for children, except for constitutional purposes.

Penalty: Classification not specified

This statute gives the juvenile court exclusive authority to handle certain types of cases involving children under 18, meaning only the juvenile court can hear these cases and no other court can. The specific cases covered are defined in the statute but are not fully provided in the text excerpt.

Penalty: Violation