H.E.A. 1240, P.L. 148 Effective: July 1, 2024 Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain … [Read more...] about Criminal law issues
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Juveniles
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee heard SB 449 on juveniles. The bill is authored by Sen. Houchin and does the following: for certain serious offenses committed by a juvenile: (1) reduces the minimum age for committing the child to the department of correction from 13 to 12; (2) adds an attempt to commit certain serious offenses to the list of serious offenses; and … [Read more...] about Juveniles
Department of Child Services matters
For amend and vote only, the Senate Family and Children Committee heard HB 1198, sponsored by Sen. Grooms, on Department of Child Services (DCS) matters, which generally provides for implementation of requirements from the federal Families First Prevention and Services Act (FFPSA) by DCS. The legislation: defines “child” for purposes when termination of parental rights must be fil … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services matters
Waiver to adult court for attempted murder
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Houchin’s SB 279 allowing the waiver to adult court for attempted murder. This bill provides that the juvenile court shall waive jurisdiction if it finds that the child is charged with an act that would be murder or attempted murder if committed by an adult, there is probable cause to believe that the child has co … [Read more...] about Waiver to adult court for attempted murder
Data concerning youth in adult court
H.E.A. 1228, P.L. 142 Effective: July 1, 2018 Requires the criminal justice institute to: (1) track certain information concerning juveniles under the jurisdiction of an adult court due to a juvenile court not having jurisdiction; (2) track certain information concerning waivers of juvenile court jurisdiction; and (3) publish the information annually. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Data concerning youth in adult court