A juvenile who is adjudicated in a delinquency proceeding is precluded from subsequently denying in any civil proceeding brought by the victim or this state against the adjudicated delinquent the essential allegations of the delinquent act of which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent, including adjudications resulting from no contest pleas. An order of restitution in favor of a person does not preclude that person from bringing a separate civil action and proving in that action damages in excess of the amount of the restitution order that is actually paid.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-350.02

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Delinquent act: means an act by a juvenile that if committed by an adult would be a criminal offense or a petty offense, a violation of any law of this state, or of another state if the act occurred in that state, or a law of the United States, or a violation of any law that can only be violated by a minor and that has been designated as a delinquent offense, or any ordinance of a city, county or political subdivision of this state defining crime. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • juvenile: means an individual who is under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

 

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