NAC62H.200. Most serious status offense.  


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  •      1. Each juvenile court and local juvenile probation department shall report to the Division the following information for each child referred to the court or department:

         (a) The most serious status offense with which the child is charged on referral;

         (b) The most serious status offense which is set forth in any petition filed regarding the child; and

         (c) The most serious status offense of which the child is adjudicated delinquent or to which the child pleaded guilty.

         2. The court and department shall report the information required by subsection 1 using the following codes:

    Code

    Status Offense

    32

    Deserts, abandons or runs away from his or her home or usual place of abode (paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 62B.320).

    33

    Habitual truancy by a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance (paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 62B.320).

    34

    Violation of a county or municipal ordinance or a rule or regulation by a child living or found within the county which would not be a crime if committed by an adult (NRS 62B.330).

    35

    Habitually disobeys the reasonable and lawful demands of his or her parents, guardian, or other custodian, and is unmanageable (paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 62B.320).

    36

    Purchase, consumption or possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor (NRS 202.020).

    Minor loitering in a place where alcoholic beverages are sold (NRS 202.030).

    False representation by a minor to obtain intoxicating liquor (NRS 202.040).

         3. If code 35 is reported, it must be followed by one of the following codes denoting whether the violation concerned gaming, tobacco or a curfew.

    Code

    Subject Matter

    (a)

    Gaming

    (b)

    Tobacco

    (c)

    Curfew

         4. As used in this section, “status offense” means:

         (a) A delinquent act as defined in NRS 62B.330 which would not be a crime if committed by an adult;

         (b) An act indicating a child is in need of supervision pursuant to NRS 62B.320; or

         (c) An offense with which only children may be charged because an element of the offense is the status of age.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, eff. 7-19-96)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 62.200)