Missouri Laws 211.012 – Status as child determined by then-existing law at time of alleged offense ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 211.012
- Adult: means a person eighteen years of age or older. See Missouri Laws 211.021
- Child: means any person under eighteen years of age. See Missouri Laws 211.021
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Juvenile court: means the juvenile division or divisions of the circuit court of the county, or judges while hearing juvenile cases assigned to them. See Missouri Laws 211.021
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
For purposes of this chapter, section 221.044, and the original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, a person shall not be considered a child if, at the time the alleged offense or violation was committed, the person was considered an adult according to then-existing law.