SB 1304 Summary

• Changes juvenile court jurisdiction age from under 18 years to under 22 years old, making 22 the new adult threshold for most juvenile court proceedings.

• Allows prosecutors to file notice of intent to retain jurisdiction over 17-year-olds, extending juvenile court jurisdiction until age 19 instead of the standard age 22 cutoff.

• Modifies definitions of "child," "juvenile," and "adult" throughout Arizona Revised Statutes to reflect the new age 22 threshold for juvenile court authority and services.

• Expands probation and treatment supervision authority for juveniles adjudicated delinquent or incorrigible to continue until age 22 (or age 24 for continued treatment services in limited circumstances).

• Updates criminal charging provisions in section 13-501 to clarify that persons under 22 years old may be prosecuted as adults for specified serious offenses, while maintaining juvenile court alternatives for appropriate cases.