HF1428 Summary

• Establishes "Emily's Law" lowering the minimum age for extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution from 14 to 13 years old for violent juvenile offenses, effective August 1, 2012.

• Defines "violent juvenile offense" to include murder (1st, 2nd, 3rd degree), manslaughter (1st, 2nd degree), criminal sexual conduct (1st-4th degree with force/injury), and malicious punishment of a child.

• Allows prosecutors to request extended jurisdiction juvenile designation for 13-year-olds charged with violent offenses upon court hearing and finding that public safety is served; prohibits commitment to adult correctional facilities for convicted 13-year-olds.

• Extends juvenile court jurisdiction over extended jurisdiction juveniles until age 21 (previously 18) and prohibits expungement of delinquency adjudications for violent juvenile offenses.

• Lowers the age at which children are presumed incapable of committing crime from 14 to 13 years old, and allows 13-year-olds to be designated as extended jurisdiction juveniles for violent offenses.