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2002 SESSION

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HB 1236 Juvenile detention; adults.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Juvenile detention; adults. Rewrites current law to clarify that predispositional detention of persons 18 years of age or older must be in an adult facility unless ordered for a violation of the terms and conditions of release from a juvenile correctional center, in which case the judge may order such detention in a juvenile facility.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Juvenile detention; adults. Provides that predispositional detention of persons 18 years of age or older shall be in an adult facility unless ordered for a violation of the terms and conditions of release from a juvenile correctional center, in which case the judge may order such detention in a juvenile facility.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juvenile detention; adults. Eliminates the ability of a judge to order the predispositional detention of persons 18 years or older in an adult facility.