When the prosecutor receives a police report that identifies a young offender as a participant in the commission of a criminal offence, the prosecutor shall determine under Article 158 whether the young offender may be eligible to be dealt with by alternative measures, according to this Title, or prosecuted according to Chapter 3 of this Title.
Criminal Procedure Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes.
Article 161
Mode of Procedure · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, no young offender who is prosecuted shall be tried jointly with an adult.