Transfer from Other Courts

Transfer from Other Courts. If during the pendency of a criminal or quasi-criminal charge against any juvenile in any other court than the juvenile court, it shall be ascertained that the juvenile was under the age of eighteen years at the time of committing the alleged offense, except where such juvenile has left the Commonwealth, or where said charge is that such juvenile is a juvenile non-felony traffic violator, or is within the purview of 6 CMC § 5124(a)(1) or (a)(2), it shall be the duty of such court forthwith to transfer the case, together with all the papers, documents and testimony connected therewith, to the court having jurisdiction over the juvenile with respect to the offense charged. The court making such transfer shall order the juvenile to be taken forthwith to the juvenile court or place of detention designated by the juvenile court or shall release the juvenile to the custody of some suitable person to be brought before the juvenile court at a time designated. The juvenile court shall then proceed as provided in this chapter. Source: PL 16-47, § 6, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed public law section references to the corresponding codified section numbers; changed “this act” to “this chapter;” and removed figures that repeated written words pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(c), (d) and (e).