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2012 SESSION
SB 583 Circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Courts not of record; circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; objections and appeals. Provides, in certain violent felony cases, for a juvenile's right to appeal to the circuit court the attorney for the Commonwealth's decision to certify that the juvenile's case be transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult. If the juvenile appeals the decision to transfer, the circuit court will conduct a hearing on the merits, using factors currently used by the juvenile and domestic relations district court for transfer decisions.
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HISTORY
- 01/18/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103875D
- 01/18/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/12 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
- 02/08/12 Senate: Reconsidered by Courts of Justice
- 02/08/12 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)