Is the following statement true? A juvenile who violates a municipal court order, including paying a fine, may be held in contempt with a fine up to $500.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not enough information
• D. Both

Answer: (A)

Juvenile contempt powers exist to enforce a court’s orders, including payment of fines. When a juvenile disobeys a municipal court order or fails to pay a fine, the court can hold them in contempt to compel compliance, and the monetary sanction for that contempt is capped at $500. This cap is the reason the statement is true: the court has the authority to impose a contempt fine on a juvenile, up to five hundred dollars, to enforce the order. In this context, contempt serves to enforce compliance with the court’s directive, whether that directive requires action or payment. The other options don’t fit because there is a clear statutory framework allowing this specific contempt sanction for juveniles, so it isn’t not enough information or false, and it isn’t a scenario where both apply.