HB736--COURTPROCEEDINGSINVOLVINGJUVENILES
SPONSOR: Dolan
Currently,whenanoffenderisunder18yearsoldandhasbeen
convictedorhaspledguiltyinacourtofgeneraljurisdiction
afteracertificationhearing,thecourtmustconsiderdual
jurisdictionundertheadultandjuvenilecriminalcodes.Acourt
mustalsoholdahearingwhenanoffenderwhohasreceiveda
suspendedimpositionofsentencereachestheageof18.Thisbill
increasesthereferencesofagefrom18to19yearsold.
Currently,theDivisionofYouthServicesisprohibitedfrom
keepingayouthbeyondtheyouth's18thbirthday. Thisbillallows
theDivisiontokeepayouthuntiltheyouth's19thbirthday.
Thebillamendsthedefinitionsof"adult"and"child"inChapter
455,RSMo,relatedtoprotectiveordersresultingfromadultabuse.
Currently,"adult"isdefinedasanyperson17yearsofageor
older,and"child"isdefinedasanypersonunder17yearsofage.
Thisbillincreasestheagereferencefrom17to18.