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2019 SESSION

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HB 2616 Juveniles; increases minimum age at which a juvenile must be tried as an adult.

Introduced by: Elizabeth R. Guzman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juveniles; trial as adult. Increases from age 14 to age 16 the minimum age at which a juvenile must be tried as an adult in circuit court for murder or aggravated malicious wounding or for certain charges requiring notice of intent to try such juvenile as an adult by the attorney for the Commonwealth. In order to be tried as an adult in circuit court for charges that require notice of intent to proceed with trial as an adult by the attorney for the Commonwealth, the bill requires that (i) a report of the juvenile be prepared by probation services or other qualified agency and (ii) the attorney for the Commonwealth review such report prior to filing his notice of intent to proceed with a preliminary hearing for trial of such juvenile as an adult.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/19  House: Presented and ordered printed 19104339D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/19  House: Presented and ordered printed 19104339D
• 01/09/19  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/15/19  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/16/19  House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/19  House: Left in Courts of Justice