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HB 1437 Juveniles; confinement for violation of court order.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Juvenile confinement for violation of court order. Reduces from 10 days to seven days the maximum allowable period of confinement of a juvenile in a secure facility for a contempt violation or when a child in need of supervision is found to have willfully and materially violated an order of the court. The bill also provides that any order of disposition of such violation confining the juvenile in a secure facility for juveniles shall (i) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (ii) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (iii) state the findings of fact that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (iv) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (v) include a plan for the juvenile's release from such facility.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105120D pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105120D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/22/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Read first time
- 01/30/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER)
- 02/28/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)