<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied only to offenses committed by minors . </P> <P> In the United States, the term status offense also refers to an offense such as a traffic violation where motive is not a consideration in determining guilt . In the United Kingdom and Europe, this type of status offense may be termed a regulatory offense . </P>

Offenses that are illegal only when they are committed by minors