What are the possible penalties in Arizona juvenile court?
Juvenile court judges have wide discretion to impose punishment on your child. Arizona juvenile court penalties may include the following.
Summary Probation
Probation without a probation officer. The least severe of the Arizona juvenile court penalties.
Standard Probation
Probation with a probation officer.
Intensive Probation
Probation with two probation officers, home arrest, and GPS monitoring.
Detention in County Juvenile Facility
Short term lock up facility, but your child can be held for up to one year.
Department of Juvenile Corrections
This is the juvenile equivalent of prison. Your child can be held until their 18th birthday. This is the most severe of the Arizona juvenile court penalties.
Fines
You and your child may be required to pay money to the court.
Restitution
You and your child may be required to pay the crime victim.
Drug Testing and Treatment
Your child could be required to drug test on a regular basis and be required to attend drug or alcohol counseling.
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