HB 1260: Juveniles/adult court

Summary

• Allows the court, upon agreement by the prosecutor and the juvenile, to waive the exclusive adult court jurisdiction triggered when juvenile is 16 or 17 years old and is alleged to have committed a serious violent offense or certain serious offenses when combined with the juvenile's criminal history.
• Allows the court to waive a mandatory decline hearing upon agreement by the parties and their counsel.
• Removes the offense of burglary in the first degree from the list of offenses for which exclusive adult court jurisdiction is triggered when the juvenile is age 16 or 17.
• Prevents adult court jurisdiction over a juvenile under the age of 15 unless the juvenile is alleged to have committed murder or assault in the first degree or to have attempted to commit these crimes.
• Changes the offenses for which a mandatory decline hearing must be held when the juvenile is 15 years old.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1260), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗