This document describes Minnesota statutes and cases that provide rights, responsibilities, and protections for young people different from those applicable to adults. It gives legislators an overview of all laws affecting young people, serving as a reference aid for current state policies toward youth. It is basically a state guide, including federal statutes and cases only in a few areas where they dictate state policy or where state policy has been closely linked with federal law for some other reason. A glossary of terms used throughout the guide is included. Part I describes the major statutory and case law that distinguishes provisions for youths from adults. These provisions are organized into the areas of economic regulations, education, family relations, health and social services, criminal law, and a miscellaneous section for other age provisions. Part II explains the courts and procedures that deal with youths and is divided into three sections: (1) Civil Adult Court, describing procedures applicable to minors who are parties or witnesses to civil lawsuits in adult court; (2) Criminal Adult Court, describing procedures applicable to minors who are involved in criminal cases in adult court as witnesses or parties, and explaining certain procedural protections pertaining to the care and custody of minors found to have committed criminal acts; and (3) Juvenile Court, describing the purposes and procedures of the juvenile court, the court most commonly used for hearing and decided cases involving criminal acts committed by minors, and cases involving children in need of protection or care by the state. (NB)