Expanding the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include proceedings involving specified children alleged to have committed specified acts; requiring a hearing to waive jurisdiction of the juvenile court to be held within a specified time period; requiring a child to be represented by counsel at a specified hearing; requiring the court to grant specified continuances; repealing provisions of law authorizing a juvenile court exercising jurisdiction over a child to waive its jurisdiction under specified circumstances; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DISTRICT COURTS

HEARINGS

JURISDICTION

JUVENILE CAUSES

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-8A-03 , 3-8A-06 )

Criminal Procedure

( 4-202 , 4-202.1 , 10-215 , 10-216 )

Education

( 7-303 , 7-303 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments: None offered