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.
| EnactedEn. 10-1235 by SectionSec. 35, ChapterCh. 329, Laws ofL. 1974 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 11, ChapterCh. 571, Laws ofL. 1977 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 10-1235 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 55, ChapterCh. 609, Laws ofL. 1987 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 339, Laws ofL. 2021 (SB 344 - Bogner, Kenneth (R) SD 19) |