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HB 949: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Eskamani ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Davis ; Mercado ; Smith, C.

Juvenile Justice; Prohibits children younger than certain age from being adjudicated delinquent, arrested, or charged with crime; limits when children of specified ages may be taken into custody; requires that children who are taken into custody pursuant to certain circuit court orders be treated in specified manner & be detained only pursuant to specified findings.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/13/2019 House • Filed
    1/3/2020 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 81
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 81
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 949, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/13/2019 at 12:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 578 Juvenile Justice Bracy Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 6 (pdf)
    985.03 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.031 Page 2 (pdf)
    985.101 Taking a child into custody. Page 3 (pdf)
    985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    985.25 Detention intake. Page 10 (pdf)
    985.439 Violation of probation or postcommitment probation. Page 10 (pdf)

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