SB1166 Summary

• Allows state to file notice of intent to retain jurisdiction over 17-year-olds before adjudication hearing, extending juvenile court jurisdiction until age 19 instead of 18.

• Permits juvenile court to retain jurisdiction after age 18 to designate undesignated felony offenses as misdemeanors or felonies and to modify outstanding monetary obligations except victim restitution.

• Modifies first-time and repeat felony juvenile offender notices to use clearer, more straightforward language about potential consequences including adult prosecution and incarceration.

• Removes requirement that parents request continued probation for the term to be limited to one year; shortens probation term from potentially extending to age 19 down to maximum one year if conditions are met.

• Eliminates subsection requiring juveniles adjudicated for alcohol or drug offenses to be brought before court on third probation violation; removes automatic revocation provisions.

• Allows clerk of superior court to process firearm restoration applications without charging filing fees and clarifies that applications are filed in superior court rather than with the discharging judge.