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MO SB213
Bill
Status
1/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Wallingford
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AI Summary
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Raises the age of juvenile court jurisdiction from 17 to 18 years old, redefining "child" as any person under 18 and "adult" as any person 18 or older throughout Missouri's juvenile code
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Contains a funding trigger requiring the age change provisions to take effect only after the General Assembly appropriates an additional $1.9 million above fiscal year 2007 levels for juvenile officer positions and $1.9 million for juvenile court personnel costs in first class counties
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Maintains existing certification procedures allowing juvenile courts to transfer children ages 12-18 to adult court for felony offenses, with mandatory transfer hearings required for serious violent crimes including first degree murder, rape, and first degree robbery
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Prohibits detention of persons under 18 in adult jails or detention facilities, except for those transferred to adult court jurisdiction
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Updates juvenile sex offender registration requirements and related penalty provisions to reflect the new 18-year-old threshold for adult prosecution
Legislative Description
Requires children under the age of 18 to be prosecuted for most criminal offenses in juvenile courts unless the child is certified as an adult
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2/2/2015