If you get a court order as a juvenile and comply, can they send you to jail after turning 18, for being tardy

Question

i got a court order when i was 17 last year, I did everything they said to do, but now they are saying they can send me to jail because I'm 18 just for a simple unexused tardy. Is this legal, I thought since it was issued in juvenile court, it was void when I turned 18, please someone help me on this.

Answer 1

I assume "got a court order" means you committed a crime, the court found you committed it and they put you on some form of probation.

What state are you in?  In CA, you can be on juvenile probation until age 21 or 25, depending on what offense you were true found on.

The orders of the court rarely become invalid at a certain age, unless the order specifically specifies it will be invalid after a certain point.

That being said, I don't know one judge in San Diego (where I am from) that would put someone "in custody" for one tardy, so you're probably safe.

Answer 2

If it's part of your probation, then it's in your best interest to comply.  If not, you can end up in jail for violating a probation.  Did they tell you this verbally, or is it written up in your court papers?

Tardy? Wow, that is pretty ridiculous... I've seen unexcused absences, but never tardies! Sometimes it's beyond your control.

Answer 3

when you are seventeen and get a bitter judge, they will sometimes put offenses onto your permanent record instead of your juvenile record. Sucks man.