HB4776 Summary

• Raises minimum age for Department of Juvenile Justice commitment from 13 years to 14 years old for minors found guilty of felony offenses or first degree murder.

• Requires minors committed for first degree murder to serve until age 21 without possibility of aftercare release, furlough, or non-emergency authorized absence for the first 5 years after commitment.

• Pre-custody time spent in detention counts toward the 5-year minimum period before eligibility for aftercare release or furlough.

• Maintains existing provisions regarding sentencing options, probation, detention limits, community service, and other juvenile court dispositions.