(1) A police officer may give a youth warning to a child for an alleged offence if the police officer is satisfied there is sufficient evidence to charge the child with the alleged offence.
Notes
1 It is conclusively presumed that a child who is under 12 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 10.
2 It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11.
(2) A police officer may give a single youth warning to a child for more than one alleged offence.
(3) A police officer may give a youth warning to more than one child at the same time.