2017 House Bill 4851

Revise juvenile justice age considerations

Introduced in the House

July 12, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Beau LaFave (R-108)

To raise from age 17 to age 18 the factors considered in determining court jurisdiction over a minor accused of certain crimes. This is related to other bills scaling back laws passed in recent decades extending adult sanctions to some juvenile offenders.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary