HB 21-1091 Summary

• Juveniles convicted after charges are transferred to district court may be sentenced as adults or to the youthful offender system, creating parity with those directly filed as adults in the district court.

• Juveniles sentenced as adults are excluded from mandatory minimum sentencing provisions unless convicted of a Class 1 felony or certain sexual offenses.

• Juveniles are ineligible for the youthful offender system if convicted of a Class 1 felony, certain sexual offenses, or have a second or subsequent offense with prior department of corrections or youthful offender system sentences.

• Convictions of juveniles sentenced under these provisions shall be adjudicated as juvenile delinquency adjudications rather than adult criminal convictions.

• The bill amends presentence investigation requirements to include a determination by the youthful offender system warden regarding the juvenile's acceptability for sentencing to that system.