41-5-106. Order of adjudication -- noncriminal. 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.
History: En. 10-1235 by Sec. 35, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 571, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1235; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 339, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
41-5-102. Declaration of purpose
41-5-105. Youth court committee
41-5-106. Order of adjudication -- noncriminal
41-5-108. and 41-5-109 reserved
41-5-110. Youth court hearings -- priority
41-5-111. Court costs and expenses
41-5-112. Parental contributions account -- allocation of proceeds
41-5-113. Restrictions on use of funds
41-5-114. through 41-5-120 reserved
41-5-121. Youth placement committees -- composition
41-5-122. Duties of youth placement committee
41-5-124. Temporary and emergency placements -- limit
41-5-125. Confidentiality of youth placement committee meetings and records
41-5-126. through 41-5-129 reserved