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2005 SESSION
HB 2149 Youth court program; allows use when informal action is taken on complaint.
Introduced by: Kristen J. Amundson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Youth court program. Allows the use of a youth court program when informal action is taken on a complaint alleging a child is in need of services, in need of supervision or delinquent. A youth court program is an established youth program that is approved by the court and monitored by adults. It uses juvenile volunteers as lawyers, jurors, and other court personnel and adult volunteers as judges for peer trials and the imposition of sentences which emphasize restitution, rehabilitation, accountability, competency building and education, but not incarceration. The program charges a nonrefundable fee to be paid directly to the program.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053743212
- 01/11/05 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/05 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
- 01/28/05 House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (15-Y 4-N)