Retention of Jurisdiction

Retention of Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction obtained by the court in the case of a juvenile shall be retained by it for the purposes of this chapter until the juvenile becomes twenty-one years of age, unless terminated prior thereto. If a juvenile under the jurisdiction of the court is charged with a felony, after attaining eighteen years of age, the juvenile shall be treated as any other adult offender. If a person eighteen years of age or older already under court jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter is convicted of a felony, that conviction shall terminate the jurisdiction of the court, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit any court from proceeding as provided in 6 CMC § 5131(b). Source: PL 16-47, § 7, 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).