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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) As used in this act:
(i) “Adjudicated” or “adjudication” means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(i);
(ii) “Adult” means an individual who has attained the age of majority;
(iii) “Delinquent child” means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(x);
(iv) “Disposition” means the action ordered by the juvenile court judge under W.S. 14-6-229 upon adjudication of a juvenile for a delinquent act or the sentence imposed on a juvenile who is convicted;
(v) “Department” means the department of family services;
(vi) “Juvenile” means an individual who is under the age of majority;
(vii) “Qualifying offense” means conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony under the provisions of W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii) or 35-7-1031 or under similar federal law;
(viii) “Conviction” or “convicted” means a conviction of a juvenile of a qualifying offense or a conviction for any offense for which the juvenile was charged in a circuit court or district court;
(ix) “Detention” means the legal and physical restriction and housing of a juvenile at the Wyoming state hospital, the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school or a juvenile detention facility defined in W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxiv). “Detention” shall not include any placement in a qualified residential treatment program as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxviii) or a residential treatment facility that is operated for the primary purpose of providing treatment to a juvenile;
(x) “This act” means W.S. 14-6-601 through 14-6-606.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 14. Children § 14-6-601. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-14-children/wy-st-sect-14-6-601/
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