Can a detective bring up juvenile records?
Someone close to me is being investigated for a piece of property that came up missing. There are other people involved as well but today the detective brought up juvenile records to the investigation. The person I know is NOT a juvenile. Can a detective really bring juvenile records to the table if the person is an adult now? This tactic really pisses me off and I dont think its right at all. Let me know. The state is Minnesota.
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xoxo
26 Jul 2010
monkey
26 Jul 2010
Juvenile offenses are not supposed to show on a persons file after you come-of-age. They should not of even been there for a detective to find.
Juvenile records are sealed to the public in Minnesota. Kinda.. Law enforcement is only allowed to release the name and gender to the public. However, juvenile records are available to law enforcement agencies and even schools if they have probable cause to believe that person committed the crime. The state will keep the records on file until the the person with the juvenile record is 28 years old.
That is a bit ridiculous if you ask me. People are psychologically changing up until they are age 25. The person they were when they were considered a minor is completely different 2 years later. If you did a brain scan of a woman when she is 17 and when she is 19 you would see a significant difference, not just because of information they have learned in those two years, but emotionally she would be more stable.
Good luck to your friend. I hope everything works out.