Again, the appropriate response to this situation will vary depending on the circumstances. The safest approach is to inform the juvenile that his parents, or an attorney hired by his parents, would like to speak to him, and then ask the suspect whether he would like to speak to his parents or the attorney. Juvenile suspect not in custody. It is the arrest of the juvenile that triggers the right to parental notification. Therefore, when the juvenile suspect is not in custody, i.e. , has neither been placed under arrest nor subjected to restraint equivalent to arrest, the suspect has no right to parental notification and no waiver need be obtained.
Juvenile suspect in custody for driving offense or fish and game offense.
The right to parental notification does not apply to a juvenile who has been arrested only for a misdemeanor traffic offense, a misdemeanor alcohol offense, a misdemeanor fish and game offense, a misdemeanor tobacco offense, or a misdemeanor curfew violation. Pushing the envelope. It is unclear, though, how Alaska s courts will interpret this statutory change.