Teen Court is a juvenile diversion program that provides young respondents with the opportunity to be held accountable for their actions but keep their record clean.  Teen Court is a youth driven alternative to the formal court system offered to first time offenders of misdemeanor charges... >> learn more

Teen Court is not a guilt determining court and is totally voluntary.  All court respondents have previously admitted their guilt to their charge and choose the Teen Court alternative. In Teen Court, the prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, bailiff, clerk and jury members are all teens. Once the youth offender completes the Teen Court requests, their case is dismissed thus allowing them the opportunity to keep their record clean... >> learn more

The Lawrence/Meade County Teen Court has been in operation since 1995 and has continually operated with an average of 90% success rate for the completion of the program.