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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 203
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. CICARELLA, 34
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR NONJUDICIAL
ADJUDICATION OF A DELINQUENCY COMPLAINT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to make a juvenile ineligible for 1
nonjudicial handling of a delinquency complaint if any one or more of 2
the following is true, unless waived by the judicial authority: (1) The 3
alleged conduct (A) is a serious juvenile offense under section 46b-120 4
of the general statutes, or any other felony or violation of section 53a-5
54d of the general statutes; (B) concerns the theft or unlawful use or 6
operation of a motor vehicle; or (C) concerns the sale of, or possession 7
of with the intent to sell, any illegal drug or the use or possession of a 8
firearm; (2) the juvenile was previously adjudicated delinquent; (3) the 9
juvenile admitted at least twice previously to having been delinquent; 10
(4) the alleged misconduct was committed by a child while on probation 11
or under judicial supervision; or (5) the nature of the alleged misconduct 12
warrants judicial intervention. 13 Proposed Bill No. 203
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Statement of Purpose:
To restore the eligibility requirements of a juvenile being adjudicated
nonjudicial prior to the 2023 change by the Judicial Branch's Rules
Committee.