H1918 — An Act promoting fairness in youthful offender indictments

Summary

An Act promoting fairness in youthful offender indictments

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This bill modifies the criteria and duration for juvenile commitments in chapter 119 of the General Laws.

• Section 52

  fourteen → sixteen

  Increases the age threshold from fourteen to sixteen in Section 52.

• Section 52

  (a) has previously been committed to the department of youth services, or (b) has committed an offense which involves the infliction or threat of serious bodily harm in violation of law, or (c) → (a) has committed an offense which involves the infliction or threat of serious bodily harm in violation of law, or (b)

  Removes the condition regarding previous commitment to the department of youth services and modifies the criteria for proceeding under Section 52.

• Section 52

  ; provided that, nothing in this clause shall allow for less than the imposition of the mandatory commitment periods provided in section fifty-eight of chapter one hundred and nineteen

  Eliminates the stipulation ensuring compliance with mandatory commitment periods in Section 58.

• Section 54

  fourteen → sixteen

  Increases the age threshold from fourteen to sixteen in Section 54.

• Section 54

  , and the person has previously been committed to the department of youth services,

  Removes the requirement regarding prior commitment to the department of youth services in Section 54.

• Upon enactment, provisions of this bill shall apply to juvenile cases that have not been adjudicated at the effective date of the law.

  Establishes that the new provisions apply to ongoing juvenile cases as of the law's enactment.

Sponsors

• Tram T. Nguyen · Primary

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