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imageJuvenile Traffic Benchbook-Revised Edition

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This benchbook covers the special procedures applied to traffic violations adjudicated in the family division of the circuit court. It includes discussion of the following topics:

  • Jurisdiction of civil infractions and criminal offenses
  • Obtaining custody of a juvenile following a "drunk driving" offense
  • Permitted procedures for treating juvenile traffic violations, including MCL 712A.2b, the consent calendar, and the formal calendar
  • Dispositional options
  • Restitution
  • Abstracts of adjudications and expungement of court records
  • Elements of criminal traffic offenses commonly committed by juveniles

The Juvenile Traffic Benchbook-Revised Edition is a companion volume to MJI's Traffic Benchbook-Third Edition, Volumes 1-3.

The first edition of the Juvenile Traffic Benchbook was funded by a grant provided by the Michigan Department of State Police, Office of Highway Safety Planning and United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs.

Table of Contents

Chapters 1-3

  • Chapter 1: Jurisdiction of Traffic Offenses Committed by Juveniles, pages 1–6

  • Chapter 2: Taking Custody of a Juvenile and Investigating a Criminal Traffic Offense, pages 7–26

  • Chapter 3: Permitted Procedures for Adjudicating Criminal Traffic Offenses, pages 27–42

Chapters 4-6

  • Chapter 4: Dispositions for Criminal Traffic Violations, pages 43–62

  • Chapter 5: Abstracts, Expungement of Records, & Setting Aside Adjudications, pages 63–68

  • Chapter 6: Elements of Selected Criminal Traffic Offenses, pages 69–116

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