2025 Session
Last amended: 1999 session
§ 260B.421 — Contempt
Plain-Language Summary
Anyone who violates a juvenile court order may be held in contempt of court.
260B.421 CONTEMPT.
Any person knowingly interfering with an order of the juvenile court is in contempt of court. However, a child who is under the continuing jurisdiction of the court for reasons other than having committed a delinquent act or a juvenile petty offense may not be adjudicated as a delinquent solely on the basis of having knowingly interfered with or disobeyed an order of the court.
History:
History: History:
1999 c 139 art 2 s 39
Practical Notes
Ignoring a court order in a juvenile case can result in fines or jail time for contempt.