§ 34-17. Authority of county court.

(a)

Whenever any responsible minor has been adjudged guilty of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of this chapter 34 or of chapter 38 of this Code, or of section 8-131 of this Code, the county court shall have the power, for each offense, to fine such responsible minor in a sum of not more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00) or, pursuant to article III of chapter 14, to suspend the sentence, defer the judgment, or place the responsible minor on probation. The county court shall also have the authority to order the responsible minor to attend a counseling program approved by the court.

(b)

Any responsible minor who fails to comply with any lawful order of county court, including an order to pay a fine or a term of probation, may be confined in a juvenile detention facility for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.

(c)

Whenever any section of this chapter requires, prohibits or declares to be unlawful the doing of any act, and such violation is declared to be a noncriminal violation upon an admission or finding or judgment of guilt or liability by default or otherwise, the violator shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection (a). A penalty assessment notice procedure may be established to resolve the allegation of such infraction in addition to any other resolution procedure authorized in the Code.

(Ord. No. 699-86, § 2, 10-27-86; Ord. No. 1015-95, § 5, 12-11-95; Ord. No. 29-99, § 2, 1-4-99)