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HB 551: Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles

GENERAL BILL by Thurston ; Bernard

Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles; Provides additional circumstances for discretionary direct filing of charges against certain juveniles; provides criteria for determining when case against juvenile should be recommended to court to be transferred for criminal prosecution; provides criteria for consideration of child's request to adult court to return case to juvenile justice system.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/2/2011 House • Filed
    11/15/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 56
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 56
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 551, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/2/2011 at 2:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 418 Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles Smith Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.556 Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing. Page 1 (pdf)
    985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary and mandatory criteria. Page 4 (pdf)

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