In Re the Appeal in Yavapai County, Juvenile Action No. 7707

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal calls into question procedures for an “appeal” of a juvenile traffic violation originally handled by a justice of the peace acting as a traffic hearing officer for the juvenile court.

The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. On March 28, 1975, the 16-year-old female juvenile involved was charged in Yarnell Precinct, Yavapai County, on a uniform traffic complaint with making an unsafe turning movement. On the traffic citation issued, there was no indication that the offender was a juvenile. Although the arresting officer’s report…