CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Right to Counsel
.........Jurisdictional Hearing
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Court shall advise minor of right to counsel and continue hearing, if necessary, to permit minor to obtain.
  • Minor has right to appointed counsel in delinquency cases where liberty may be curtailed.
  • Minor has right to counsel for misdemeanors heard by traffic officer; incomplete rights waiver form invalid.
  • Requirements for waiver of counsel.