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2001 SESSION

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HB 2795 Commitment of serious juvenile offenders.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Commitment of serious juvenile offenders. Allows the circuit court to qualify a transferred juvenile as a serious offender and commit him to the Department of Juvenile Justice regardless of whether he meets existing criteria regarding criminal background if, upon the court's review of the juvenile's entire criminal history, such qualification is otherwise justified.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commitment of serious juvenile offenders. Allows the circuit court to qualify a transferred juvenile as a serious offender and commit him to the Department of Juvenile Justice regardless of whether he meets existing criteria regarding criminal background if, upon the court's review of the juvenile's entire criminal history, such qualification is otherwise justified.