Attorney General Opinion No.

John P. Wheeler, Jr. Finney County Attorney 405 North Eighth Street Garden City, Kansas 67846

Dear Mr. Wheeler:

You request our opinion concerning whether the Kansas Code for Care of Children (Code) precludes municipal courts and district courts hearing county resolution violations, from taking jurisdiction in cases where a child under the age of 18 commits an act which violates a municipal ordinance or county resolution that prohibits certain acts when committed by children under 18. For example, you indicate that both Garden City and Finney County have curfew laws prohibiting children under…