RULE 8.030. COMMENCEMENT OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
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RULE 8.030. COMMENCEMENT OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
(a) Allegations as to Child. All proceedings shall be initiated by the filing of a petition by a person authorized by law to
PDF page 31do so. A uniform traffic complaint may be considered a petition, but shall not be subject to the requirements of rule 8.035.
(b) Allegations as to Parents or Legal Guardians. In any delinquency proceeding in which the state is seeking payment of restitution or the performance of community service work by the child’s parents or legal guardians, a separate petition alleging the parents’ or legal guardians’ responsibility shall be filed and served on the parents or legal guardians of the child.