HB440 Summary

• Requires juvenile court clerk to forward all case papers to circuit or district court within 10 days after a decision to transfer a minor (age 14+) for criminal prosecution.

• Mandates circuit or district court to conduct a hearing within 60 days of indictment to determine if adult court jurisdiction is in the best interest of the individual and public, with authority to remand case back to juvenile court.

• Provides that if a minor is indicted only for offenses not enumerated in the law allowing adult prosecution, the circuit or district court must transfer the case back to juvenile court within 10 days.

• Allows minors charged as adults to file a motion requesting the court determine whether adult jurisdiction serves the best interests of the individual and public, with potential remand to juvenile court upon certain findings.

• Effective date is the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.