SB 1109 Summary

• Juveniles ages 13-14 charged with first-degree murder are held accountable as adults but may be certified as youthful offenders or juveniles unless subject to specific provisions.

• Juveniles ages 15-17 charged with first-degree murder must be held accountable as adults with no eligibility for youthful offender or juvenile certification and must be tried as adults for all subsequent offenses.

• Juveniles ages 15-17 charged with second-degree murder, kidnapping, manslaughter, robbery, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, lewd acts with minors, domestic abuse by strangulation, arson, drug trafficking violations, or certain other felonies may be held accountable as youthful offenders with possible certification as juvenile or adult.

• District attorney has sole discretion to charge juveniles ages 15-17 with first-degree rape as either adults or youthful offenders; if convicted as adults, they must be tried as adults for subsequent offenses.

• Juveniles ages 16-17 may be held accountable as youthful offenders for burglary, assault on state employees, assault on police officers, witness intimidation, drug trafficking, assault with deadly weapons, maiming, repeated residential burglary, second-degree rape, or firearm use during felonies.