HB2880--JUVENILEOFFENSES
SPONSOR: Murphy
Thisbillspecifiesthatthejuvenilecourtwillhaveconcurrent
jurisdictionwiththecircuitcourtoveranychildwhoisalleged
tohavecommittedanoffensethatwouldbeclassifiedasaclassB
felonyorhigherifcommittedbyanadult.
Thebillspecifiesthatifapetitionallegesthatanychild
committedtheoffenseofunlawfulpossessionofafirearmoranyof
theoffenseslistedinthebillifcommittedbyanadult,orhas
committedanoffenseinwhichthechildusedafirearminthe
commissionoftheoffenseandsuchoffensewouldbeconsidereda
felonyifcommittedbyanadult,thecourtmustorderahearing.
Thisbillspecifiesthatidentifyinginformationofachildmaybe
releasedtothepublicifthechildescapedwhileincustodyforan
offensethatwouldbeconsideredafelonyoffenseifcommittedby
anadult.
Thebillspecifiesthatapersoncommitsunlawfulpossessionofa
firearmifsuchpersonknowinglyhasanyfirearminhisorher
possessionandsuchpersonisunder18andhasbeenadjudicateda
delinquentforcommittinganoffensethatwouldbeconsidereda
felonyoffenseifcommittedbyanadult.
Thisbillspecifiesthatapersonwhoisaparentorguardianofa
childcommitstheoffenseoffailuretosuperviseachildin
possessionofafirearmif:
(1)Thechildhasbeenadjudicatedasadelinquent;
(2)Thepersonknowinglysells,leases,loans,givesaway,or
deliversafirearmtothechild;
(3)Thepersonknowinglyfailstosupervisethechild;and
(4)Thechildusesthefirearminthecommissionofanoffenseor
causesseriousbodilyinjuryordeathresultingfromtheuseofthe
firearm.
Failuretosuperviseachildinpossessionofafirearmisaclass
Amisdemeanor,unlessthatchildcausesseriousbodilyinjuryor
deathresultingfromuseofthefirearm,inwhichcasetheoffense
isaclassDfelony.
ThisbillisthesameasHB2881(2024).