HB 461: Prosecution of Juveniles
GENERAL BILL by Powell
Prosecution of Juveniles; Revises age-based criteria & offenses for which discretionary direct file of information against child may be made in adult court; prohibits filing of 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 state attorney to determine whether to file information; requires state attorney to file written explanation when information is filed; provides criteria for consideration of child's request to return to juvenile justice system.
Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/30/2013 House • Filed
1/8/2014 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 39
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 39
3/20/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 12:30 pm, Sumner Hall --Workshopped
5/2/2014 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 461, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/30/2013 at 3:17 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 980 Prosecution of Juveniles Soto Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 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)