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KS HB2325
Bill
Status
2/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Corrections and Juvenile Justice
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AI Summary
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Authorizes judges to commit juvenile offenders to detention for technical violations of probation if the juvenile demonstrates escalating physical violence, aggression, weapons use, property damage, or life-threatening substance use, with detention limits of 24 hours for first violation, 48 hours for second, and 15 days for third or subsequent violations
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Doubles the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders from 45 days to 90 days over the course of a case
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Increases penalties for juveniles who possess or use a firearm during commission of a felony-level offense, raising the minimum commitment term from 6 months to 12 months and the maximum from 18 months to 36 months in juvenile correctional facilities
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Removes the requirement that chronic offenders be assessed as "high-risk" on a risk and needs assessment before commitment to a juvenile correctional facility, allowing commitment regardless of risk level
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Requires mandatory detention risk assessment override when a juvenile allegedly possessed or used a firearm during an offense, directing placement in a juvenile detention facility rather than community-based alternatives
Legislative Description
Authorizing judges to commit juvenile offenders to detention for technical violations of probation, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and increasing criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders.
Last Action
House Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
2/25/2025