2025 Session
Last amended: 2019 session
§ 260.011 — Title, Intent, and Construction
Plain-Language Summary
This is the opening section of the Juvenile Court Act. It provides the official title and states the law's purpose of protecting children and serving their best interests.
260.011 TITLE, INTENT, AND CONSTRUCTION.
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Subdivision 1.Citation.
Sections 260.011 to 260.92 may be cited as general provisions of the Juvenile Court Act. §
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
History:
1959 c 685 s 1; 1980 c 580 s 3; 1985 c 286 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 514 s 3; 1988 c 673 s 2; 1990 c 542 s 10; 1998 c 406 art 1 s 23,37; 1998 c 407 art 9 s 22; 1999 c 139 art 1 s 1; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 84
History: History: 1959 c 685 s 1; 1980 c 580 s 3; 1985 c 286 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 514 s 3; 1988 c 673 s 2; 1990 c 542 s 10; 1998 c 406 art 1 s 23,37; 1998 c 407 art 9 s 22; 1999 c 139 art 1 s 1; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 84
Practical Notes
This section establishes that sections 260.011 through 260.92 are the general provisions of Minnesota’s Juvenile Court Act.