Is the following statement true? Before a court may issue an arrest warrant for a person who turns 17 who committed an offense while younger than 17 and failed to appear, the court must have exhausted all the remedies available to obtain the defendant's appearance before the defendant turned age 17.

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

Answer: (C)

The main idea is how juvenile procedures are supposed to work when someone turns 17. If a person committed an offense as a minor and then fails to appear, the court is required to try every available method to bring that person in while they’re still under 17. Only after exhausting those remedies can the court consider issuing an arrest warrant tied to the time after they became 17. This rule protects the integrity of juvenile jurisdiction by giving the juvenile process every chance to handle the matter before shifting to adult procedures. Because the rule specifies that exhaustion of remedies must occur before turning 17, the statement is true. Not enough information isn’t appropriate here because the rule is stated; false or both don’t fit since this is a single, clear procedural requirement.