7-13-1202. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) 'Minor offense' means any crime punishable as a misdemeanor or the violation of any municipal ordinance, provided the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offense does not exceed imprisonment for more than six (6) months and a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00); (ii) 'Supervising court' means the municipal court or circuit court by whose order a teen court program is established pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court; (iii) 'Teen' for the purposes of this act means a person who has attained the age of thirteen (13) years of age and is under the age of majority; (iv) 'Teen court' or 'teen court program' means an alternative sentencing procedure under which regular court proceedings involving a teen charged with a minor offense may be deferred and subsequently dismissed on condition that the defendant participate fully in the teen court program and appear before a jury of teen peers for sentencing and that the defendant successfully complete the terms and conditions of the sentence imposed. This sentencing is in addition to the provisions of W.S. pear before a jury of teen peers for sentencing and that the defendant successfully complete the terms and conditions of the sentence imposed. This sentencing is in addition to the provisions of W.S. 7-13-301 and 35-7-1037; (v) 'This act' means W.S. 7-13-1201 through 7-13-1205.
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