City of Arlington Teen Court

The Arlington Teen Court Program is a juvenile justice program that works within the Arlington Municipal Court. It is a voluntary program which allows juvenile offenders a chance to make amends to the community and to learn the value and reward of community service, rather than merely paying a fine. Cases are presented by volunteer teen attorneys to a jury of the juvenile offender's peers. The jury is made up of teen volunteers from local secondary schools and returning juvenile offenders. The juvenile offender receives a sentence of community service and jury terms. Upon successful completion of the program, the juvenile offender's citation will be dismissed and will not go on his or her record.