Status offense

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A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people. This is most often applied to offenses which may only be committed by minors (underage consumption of alcohol or tobacco, truancy, running away from home, ungovernability). It may also apply to other classes, for instance laws which forbid the ownership of firearms by felons (where such ownership is otherwise legal) and illegal immigrants.

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