Juvenile Runaway and Beyond Control Ordinance

At a glance

• What: Ordinance 26-2143 adding Meridian City Code sections 6-4-2 and 6-4-2A on juvenile runaway and juvenile beyond control (status offenses), so the city has its own code rather than relying on the Ada County code.
• Where it stands: Public hearing held and ordinance passed on a roll call on November 10, 2026.
• Next: None known; the ordinance takes effect as provided in its text.

Details

• Built from the November 10 regular meeting video captions. Staff said the city had used the Ada County code through the county prosecutor's office, but recent litigation questioned using a county code for offenses within the city's jurisdiction, so the city needs its own ordinance to process these offenses; Boise has done the same. A council member who helped write the county code called the change a legal cleanup. Nobody testified.

Sources

• Agendas and minutes portal: https://meetings.municode.com/PublishPage/index?cid=MERIDIANID&ppid=add14759-167d-4b0f-bec9-c9affe54bcaf&p=1 (City Council)
• City website: https://meridiancity.org

Log

2026-11-10 - City Council

Hearing closed on a motion by Little Roberts; ordinance 26-2143 read by title and approved on a roll call (all ayes as captured).