Raised Bill No. 365 Summary

• Requires mandatory training for peace officers, prosecutors, and judges on uniform detention order processes, effective October 1, 2022.

• Mandates next-business-day court appearances for juveniles arrested and detained, with early mental health assessment and requires judges to provide written reasons when declining to detain a child.

• Allows automatic transfer of 14-year-olds charged with murder, violent sexual assault, or violent crimes involving firearms to adult criminal docket; lowers age threshold from 15 years.

• Requires GPS electronic monitoring of juveniles released on bail who are subsequently charged with violent offenses or crimes for which they have prior delinquency adjudications.

• Establishes "Trauma, Truancy, Mediation and Mentorship Program" to help prevent and redirect juveniles from crime through community service providers; requires annual reporting beginning January 1, 2024.