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MO HB3124
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
Deanna Self
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AI Summary
- Lowers the age of juvenile court jurisdiction from 18 to 17 years old, meaning 17-year-olds would be prosecuted as adults in criminal court rather than juvenile court
- Consolidates the grounds for juvenile court jurisdiction by eliminating separate categories for status offenses (truancy, running away, beyond parental control) and streamlining into cases involving children needing care, protection, or rehabilitation
- Maintains that juveniles ages 12-17 may be certified and transferred to adult court for serious felonies including murder, rape, sodomy, robbery, and certain drug offenses
- Reduces the maximum age the Division of Youth Services can retain custody of a juvenile from the 19th birthday to the 18th birthday
- Repeals sections establishing the Juvenile Justice Preservation Fund and associated surcharges that were created to fund the previous expansion of juvenile court jurisdiction to age 18
Legislative Description
Requires children under the age of seventeen to be prosecuted for most criminal offenses in juvenile courts unless the child is certified as an adult
Last Action
Read Second Time (H)
1/29/2026
Full Bill Text
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