HB 5418 Summary

• Requires next-business-day court appearances for juveniles arrested for felonies, class A misdemeanors, serious physical injuries, sexual assaults, serious juvenile offenses, or firearm-related crimes, with appearances in the geographical area court where the alleged offense occurred.

• Establishes a uniform detention order process for juveniles, including early service assessment, detention risk screening instruments, and requirement that judges articulate reasons in writing within 48 hours when declining to detain a child.

• Creates a standalone crime of "larceny of a motor vehicle" as a class A misdemeanor for first offense and class B felony for subsequent offenses, removing motor vehicle theft provisions from general larceny statutes.

• Allows automatic transfer to criminal docket for juveniles age 13 and 14 charged with class A or B felonies constituting murder, violent sexual assault, or violent crimes involving firearms; expands prosecutorial discretion for other serious crimes.

• Prohibits insurance companies from declining, canceling, or refusing to renew private passenger automobile insurance policies based solely on an applicant's experience of motor vehicle theft or larceny losses, except for stolen vehicles after total loss claim closure.