(a) As used in this act: (i) "Adjudicated" or "adjudication" means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(i); (ii) "Adult" means an individual who has attained the age of majority; (iii) "Delinquent child" means as defined by W.S. 14- 6-201(a)(x); (iv) "Disposition" means the action ordered by the juvenile court judge under W.S. 14-6-229 upon adjudication of a juvenile for a delinquent act or the sentence imposed on a juvenile who is convicted; (v) "Department" means the department of family services; (vi) "Juvenile" means an individual who is under the age of majority; (vii) "Qualifying offense" means conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony under the provisions of W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii) or 35-7-1031 or under similar federal law; (viii) "Conviction" or "convicted" means a conviction of a juvenile of a qualifying offense or a conviction for any offense for which the juvenile was charged in a circuit court or district court; (ix) "Detention" means the legal and physical restriction and housing of a juvenile at the Wyoming state hospital, the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school or a juvenile detention facility defined in W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxiv). "Detention" shall not include any placement in a qualified residential treatment program as defined by W.S. 14-6- 201(a)(xxviii) or a residential treatment facility that is operated for the primary purpose of providing treatment to a juvenile; (x) "This act" means W.S. 14-6-601 through 14-6-606.
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