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HB 509: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Shaw ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Diamond ; Duran

Juvenile Justice; Creates exception to suspension of civil rights upon conviction of felony for children convicted as adults; removes provisions requiring state attorney request court to transfer & certify child for prosecution as adult; revises factors that court must consider when determining whether child should be transferred to adult court; eliminates discretionary direct filing for children of specified ages; revises list of crimes for which children may be direct filed; requires specified information to be included in certain orders; removes provisions requiring that child be prosecuted as adult in certain circumstances; authorizes child transferred to adult court to request hearing; prohibits transfer of eligible child to adult court if child has previously been found incompetent & has not had competency restored; authorizes, rather than requires, court to order child to be housed in adult detention facility in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/2/2017 House • Filed
    11/8/2017 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 46
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 45
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 509, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/2/2017 at 8:30 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 936 (c1) Juvenile Justice Powell Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    H 195 Data Collection on Direct Filing Slosberg Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    S 288 Data Collection on Direct Filing Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Criminal Justice
    S 1552 Juvenile Justice Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/26/2018 Chapter No. 2018-86

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    944.292 Suspension of civil rights. Page 4 (pdf)
    985.03 Definitions. Page 29 (pdf)
    985.15 Filing decisions. Page 29 (pdf)
    985.265 Detention transfer and release; education; adult jails. Page 30 (pdf)
    985.514 Responsibility for cost of care; fees. Page 32 (pdf)
    985.556 Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing. Page 4 (pdf)
    985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary and mandatory criteria. Page 9 (pdf)
    985.56 Indictment of a juvenile. Page 21 (pdf)
    985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults. Page 23 (pdf)

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