HB 509 (2018) -  Juvenile Justice

by Shaw (CO-SPONSORS) Diamond; Duran
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: July 1, 2018
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/02/2017 - 8:30 AM Member: Shaw Committee: Version: __