Senate Bill No. 2035 Summary

• Creates a new "extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding" option allowing juvenile courts to retain limited jurisdiction over certain adolescents while imposing adult sentences that are suspended on condition of compliance.

• Children subject to extended jurisdiction juvenile proceedings gain the right to a jury trial on the issue of guilt, unlike standard juvenile proceedings which are conducted without juries.

• Extended jurisdiction proceedings apply to children age 14+ charged with serious offenses including murder, gross sexual imposition, controlled substance manufacture/delivery, manslaughter, aggravated assault, robbery, arson, or escape with dangerous weapons, or repeat felony offenders.

• Court jurisdiction extends until age 20, with suspended adult sentences that can be executed if the child violates disposition conditions or commits a new offense; execution of sentence terminates juvenile status and transfers case to adult court.

• Modifies existing transfer procedures by allowing courts to consider extended jurisdiction as alternative to mandatory transfer in certain cases, with specific timelines for hearings (30-90 days) and designation decisions (15-30 days).