Subdivision 1. Who may file; required form. Any reputable person, including but not limited to any agent of the commissioner of human services, having knowledge of a child in this state or of a child who is a resident of this state, who appears to be delinquent, may petition the juvenile court in the manner provided in this section.
Subd. 2. Verification of petition. The petition shall be verified by the person having knowledge of the facts and may be on information and belief. Unless otherwise provided by this section or by rule or order of the court, the county attorney shall draft the petition upon the showing of reasonable grounds to support the petition.
Subd. 3. Form of petition. The petition and all subsequent court documents shall be entitled substantially as follows:
"Juvenile Court, County of .................
In the matter of the welfare of ..........."
The petition shall set forth plainly:
(a) The facts which bring the child within the jurisdiction of the court;
(b) The name, date of birth, residence, and post office address of the child;
(c) The names, residences, and post office addresses of the child's parents;
(d) The name, residence, and post office address of the child's guardian if there is one, of the person having custody or control of the child, and of the nearest known relative if no parent or guardian can be found; and
(e) The spouse of the child, if there is one. If any of the facts required by the petition are not known or cannot be ascertained by the petitioner, the petition shall so state.
Subd. 4. Delinquency petition; extended jurisdiction juvenile. When a prosecutor files a delinquency petition alleging that a child committed a felony offense for which there is a presumptive commitment to prison according to the Sentencing Guidelines and applicable statutes or in which the child used a firearm, after reaching the age of 16 years, the prosecutor shall indicate in the petition whether the prosecutor designates the proceeding an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution. When a prosecutor files a delinquency petition alleging that a child aged 14 to 17 years committed a felony offense, the prosecutor may request that the court designate the proceeding an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution.
Subd. 5. Concurrent jurisdiction. When a petition is filed alleging that a child has engaged in prostitution as defined in section 609.321, subdivision 9, the county attorney shall determine whether concurrent jurisdiction is necessary to provide appropriate intervention and, if so, proceed to file a petition alleging the child to be both delinquent and in need of protection or services.
1999 c 139 art 2 s 13
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Section 260B.001 — Title, Intent, And Construction.
Section 260B.002 — Policy On Disproportionate Minority Contact.
Section 260B.005 — Scope Of Victim Rights.
Section 260B.007 — Definitions.
Section 260B.008 — Use Of Restraints.
Section 260B.050 — Expert Assistance.
Section 260B.060 — County Home Schools.
Section 260B.070 — Existing Home Schools Continued.
Section 260B.080 — Detention Homes.
Section 260B.101 — Jurisdiction.
Section 260B.103 — Transfers From Other Courts.
Section 260B.125 — Certification.
Section 260B.130 — Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecutions.
Section 260B.143 — Procedure; Juvenile Petty And Misdemeanor Offenders.
Section 260B.151 — Summons; Notice.
Section 260B.152 — Service Of Summons, Notice.
Section 260B.154 — Failure To Obey Summons Or Subpoena; Contempt, Arrest.
Section 260B.157 — Investigation; Physical And Mental Examination.
Section 260B.159 — Classification System For Juvenile Offenders.
Section 260B.168 — Compliance With Indian Child Welfare Act.
Section 260B.175 — Taking Child Into Custody.
Section 260B.1755 — Alternative To Arrest Of Certain Juvenile Offenders Authorized.
Section 260B.176 — Release Or Detention.
Section 260B.178 — Detention Hearing.
Section 260B.181 — Place Of Temporary Custody; Shelter Care Facility.
Section 260B.185 — Extension Of Detention Period.
Section 260B.188 — Children In Custody; Responsibility For Medical Care.
Section 260B.193 — Dispositions; General Provisions.
Section 260B.198 — Dispositions; Delinquent Child.
Section 260B.199 — Placement Of Juvenile Offenders At Minnesota Correctional Facility-red Wing.
Section 260B.201 — Mandatory Commitment To Commissioner Of Corrections.
Section 260B.225 — Juvenile Traffic Offender; Procedures; Dispositions.
Section 260B.235 — Petty Offenders; Procedures; Dispositions.
Section 260B.240 — County Responsibility For Transitional Services Plans.
Section 260B.245 — Effect Of Juvenile Court Proceedings.
Section 260B.255 — Juvenile Court Disposition Bars Criminal Proceeding.
Section 260B.331 — Costs Of Care.
Section 260B.411 — New Evidence.
Section 260B.441 — Cost, Payment.
Section 260B.446 — Distribution Of Funds Recovered For Assistance Furnished.