HB 6669 Summary

• Creates new crime of "enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act" for persons age 18+ who knowingly cause, encourage, solicit, recruit, intimidate or coerce a minor to commit or participate in any criminal act, classified as a class D felony, effective October 1, 2021.

• Expands definition of juvenile "risk to public safety" to include: prior adjudication/conviction of two or more felonies; two or more probation dispositions with current larceny or motor vehicle theft charges; firearm theft charges; or violent offenses involving deadly weapons, effective October 1, 2021.

• Requires courts to order GPS electronic monitoring of juveniles released to parent/guardian custody who are charged with motor vehicle-related delinquency offenses and subsequently charged with additional motor vehicle offenses pending disposition, effective October 1, 2021.

• Authorizes courts to conduct investigations in pending family relations and juvenile matters where juvenile previously adjudicated for felony and currently charged with serious offenses including larceny, firearm theft, or violent crimes, effective October 1, 2021.

• Requires Judicial Branch to compile anonymized data on police detention requests for juveniles sorted by judicial district, categorizing number of requests made, denied, and reasons for denial, with annual reporting to judiciary committee by January 15 starting in 2022, effective upon passage.