Overview Description

Juvenile history data on a child who was referred to a diversion program or against whom a delinquency petition was filed and continued for dismissal must be destroyed when the person turns 21. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(d).

If, before data are destroyed, the subject of the data is convicted of a felony as an adult, the individual's juvenile history record must be retained for the same time period as an adult criminal history record. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(a).

The procedure is automatic.

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

The record is destroyed. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(d).

The data should be destroyed when the person turns 21.