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HB 281: Sentencing of Minors

GENERAL BILL by Seiler ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Greenstein

Sentencing of Minors; limits age at which minor convicted of offense punishable by death or life imprisonment may be sentenced as adult; requires that court commit child of specified age or younger to Juvenile Justice Dept. or to maximum-risk juvenile facility following child's conviction of offense that, if committed by adult, would be punishable by death or life imprisonment, etc. Amends 985.225,.233,.226,.227; creates 985.2335.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Committee on Juvenile Justice (PS)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/12/2003 House • Prefiled
    2/25/2003 House • Referred to Juvenile Justice (PS); Public Safety & Crime Prevention; Judiciary; Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
    3/4/2003 House • Introduced, referred to Juvenile Justice (PS); Public Safety & Crime Prevention; Judiciary; Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00041
    5/2/2003 House • Died in Committee on Juvenile Justice (PS)

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  • HB 281, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2003 at 12:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 72 Sentencing of Minors Campbell Identical Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
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    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.225 Indictment of a juvenile.
    985.226 Criteria for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing on motion to transfer for prosecution as an adult.
    985.227 Prosecution of juveniles as adults by the direct filing of an information in the criminal division of the circuit court; discretionary criteria; mandatory criteria.
    985.233 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults.
    985.2335

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