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1995 SESSION

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HB 2139 Serious juvenile offenders.

Introduced by: Alan A. Diamonstein | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Serious juvenile offenders. Allows juveniles of any age to be transferred for trial in the circuit court if charged with an offense which would be a Class 1, 2 or 3 felony or a felony punishable by five or more years imprisonment if committed by an adult. Prior to transfer the court would have to determine that the juvenile under 14 is not a proper person to remain within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, based upon a variety of factors. The records of these juveniles, if tried and convicted as adults, would be available through CCRE .


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