HB 655: Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles
GENERAL BILL by Bernard
Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles; Prohibits filing of an information on child otherwise eligible if it is child's first offense unless there are compelling reasons; requires such reasons to be stated in writing; provides criteria for determining when case against juvenile should be recommended to court to be transferred for prosecution in adult court; provides criteria for consideration of child's request to adult court to return criminal case to juvenile justice system.
Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/8/2011 House • Filed
2/22/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 58
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 58
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 655, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2011 at 12:13 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 148 Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles Smith Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Criminal Justice
Location: In committee/council (CJ)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary and mandatory criteria. Page 1 (pdf)