HB 4105 Summary

• Replaces references to "prostitution" and "prostitute" with "commercial sexual activity" throughout the Probate Code's juvenile justice provisions to align terminology with current law.

• Updates age jurisdiction for juvenile court proceedings, raising the age threshold from under 17 years to under 18 years of age effective October 1, 2021.

• Revises language regarding sexual exploitation of juveniles to reference "commercial sexual activity" instead of "prostitution" in definitions of abuse and jurisdiction provisions.

• Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" in multiple statutory provisions to modernize the legal terminology.

• Includes a contingency clause requiring enactment of HB 4112 for this bill to take effect 90 days after passage.