State v. In the Interest of C. B. K.

BOOTH, Judge.

This cause is before us on appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court, Duval County, dismissing the petition against a *355juvenile charging delinquency based on operating a motor vehicle on a highway of the State of Florida without a valid license, contrary to Florida Statute § 322.03(1).

The question here is whether a juvenile who operates a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license can be prosecuted under (1) Florida Statute § 322.03(1),1 a misdemeanor triable in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, or (2) Florida Statutes § 316.-625(2)2 (a traffic offense triable in the…