Teen Court programs were established to prevent and reduce the occurrence of juvenile delinquent activity. Teen courts are judicial diversion programs that use positive peer pressure and other appropriate sanctions to show the youthful offender the consequences of violating the law and the positive side of behaving in a more constructive manner.

Teen courts receive cases from the State Attorney’s Office by referral and local law enforcement agencies through civil citations.

Court takes place on Tuesday evenings at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell.