CS/HB 5 (2012) - Graham Compliance Act

• Establishes resentencing eligibility for juvenile offenders (under 18 at time of offense) sentenced to life imprisonment for nonhomicide offenses after serving 25 years of incarceration with no approved disciplinary reports for at least 3 years

• Requires courts to consider 11 specified factors when determining maturity and reform, including victim wishes, remorse, educational achievements, prior abuse, and mental health assessments

• Orders courts to place resentenced offenders on probation for a minimum of 5 years; probation violations result in revocation and loss of future resentencing eligibility

• Allows juvenile offenders denied resentencing at initial hearing to petition for subsequent resentencing hearings every 7 years thereafter

• Takes effect upon becoming law