MO SB152

Court may invoke dual jurisdiction for offenders under seventeen years of age transferred to general jurisdiction, imposing both a juvenile disposition and a suspended or suspended imposition of an adult criminal sentence.

Successful completion of the juvenile disposition is a condition of the suspended adult criminal sentence; offenders may be placed in Division of Youth Services custody only if a facility is specifically designed for this purpose and the division agrees.

Upon violation of suspended sentence conditions or commission of a new offense, the court may continue or revoke the juvenile disposition, impose the adult criminal sentence, or enter other orders as appropriate.

When offenders reach age seventeen, are determined to be beyond treatment scope, or are released before age twenty-one, the court must hold a hearing and may revoke suspension, impose an adult sentence with immediate custody transfer to Department of Corrections, or place the offender on probation.

All time served under juvenile disposition is credited toward any adult criminal sentence imposed if the suspension is revoked.