Is the following statement true? When a juvenile violates an order of the municipal court, including an order to pay a fine, the municipal court may find the child in contempt and assess a fine not to exceed $500.

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

Answer: (A)

Contempt power is the mechanism by which a court enforces compliance with its orders. When a juvenile violates a municipal court order, including an order to pay a fine, the court can hold the juvenile in contempt to compel obedience. The sanction allowed is a monetary fine, but there is a ceiling—five hundred dollars. Therefore the statement is true because the court’s contempt authority can be exercised against a juvenile for such violations, up to that $500 limit. This reflects how courts use contempt to enforce orders, with a specific cap on fines in juvenile cases.