(a) A peace officer who has probable cause to believe that a child is a petty offender or delinquent child may refer the child to a program, including restorative programs, that the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the child deems appropriate.
(b) If a peace officer or law enforcement agency refers a child to a program under paragraph (a), the peace officer or law enforcement agency may defer issuing a citation or a notice to the child to appear in juvenile court, transmitting a report to the prosecuting authority, or otherwise initiating a proceeding in juvenile court.
(c) After receiving notice that a child who was referred to a program under paragraph (a) successfully completed that program, a peace officer or law enforcement agency shall not issue a citation or a notice to the child to appear in juvenile court, transmit a report to the prosecuting authority, or otherwise initiate a proceeding in juvenile court for the conduct that formed the basis of the referral.
(d) This section does not apply to peace officers acting pursuant to an order or warrant described in section 260B.175, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), or other court order to take a child into custody.
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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.