Bill Summary

• Modifies juvenile predatory offender registration requirements to include children not certified as adults if they were at least 14 years old when committing qualifying offenses and the court finds registration necessary based on specified factors including use of force, victim impact, and the child's history.

• Removes "adjudicated delinquent" language from adult registration requirements, making registration mandatory only upon conviction for most offense categories while maintaining discretionary registration for certain juveniles.

• Opens juvenile court hearings to the public for alleged felony offenses when the child was at least 16 years old at the time of the offense, unless the hearing is a certification proceeding, an extended juvenile jurisdiction proceeding requested to be open by the prosecutor, or the court determines public safety outweighs consequences to the child.

• Prohibits public electronic access to delinquency hearing and adjudication records after the person reaches age 28, while maintaining access for law enforcement, courts, and victims under specified conditions.

• Increases continuance periods in juvenile court from 90 days to 180 days for cases where allegations are proven but delinquency findings have not been entered, with one extension possible.