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HB 1254 Juvenile records; intake officer to report to Bureau of Immigration & Customs if in U.S. illegally.

Introduced by: Dave W. Marsden | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Juvenile crime; reports.  Provides that a juvenile intake officer must report to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security a juvenile who has been detained in a secure facility based on an allegation that he committed a violent juvenile felony, if the intake officer has probable cause to believe that the juvenile is in the U.S. illegally.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Juvenile records; confidentiality.  Allows the Department of Juvenile Justice to share with law enforcement the information of a juvenile, without request, if the Department reasonably believes that it would aid in a criminal investigation involving a criminal street gang as the term is defined in § 18.2-46.1. Also, the bill provides that when such information is exchanged, it shall not include identifying information of the juvenile.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juvenile records; confidentiality.  Allows the Department of Juvenile Justice to share with law enforcement the information of a juvenile, without request, if the Department reasonably believes that it would aid in a criminal investigation involving a predicate criminal act or a criminal street gang as those terms are defined in § 18.2-46.1. Also, the bill provides that when such information is exchanged, it shall not include identifying information of the juvenile.