Key Votes
HB 1271 - Repeals Direct Filing of Juveniles by Prosecutors - Key Vote
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Crisanta Duran voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 20, 2012 Executive Signed
- April 5, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- March 19, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 7, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 20, 2012
Title: Repeals Direct Filing of Juveniles by Prosecutors
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (22-13) - April 5, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Repeals Direct Filing of Juveniles by Prosecutors
Vote to pass a bill that amends the requirements for trying juveniles as adults and repeals the authority of district attorneys to direct file against juveniles.
- Repeals the authority of district attorneys to decide whether to charge juveniles as adults and establishes that only judges have the authority to decide in what court a juvenile will be tried (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes a juvenile to be charged as an adult only in the following circumstances (Sec. 1):
- The juvenile is 16 years or older at the time of the alleged offense, whereas existing law authorized adult charges for juveniles 14 years or older;
- The alleged offense is:
- A class 1 or class 2 felony; or
- A violent sexual assault;
- Any other violent felony; or
- The juvenile has previously been found guilty of one of the above offenses in a district court.
- Requires the court to consider certain factors in its decision of whether to try a juvenile as an adult, including but not limited to, the following factors (Sec. 1):
- The seriousness of the alleged offense;
- The alleged offense was committed in an aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner;
- The age and maturity of the juvenile;
- The record and history of the juvenile,
- The current and past mental health of the juvenile; and
- The likelihood of the juvenile’s rehabilitation.
- Authorizes a juvenile to file a petition to transfer his or her case from a district court to a juvenile court (Sec. 1).
- Requires the district judge to sentence a juvenile convicted of criminal charges in district court to the youthful offender system in the department of corrections, unless the juvenile qualifies for adult sentencing through a conviction of any of the following offenses (Sec. 1):
- A class 1 felony;
- A sexual offense; or
- A second or subsequent offense.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (45-20) - March 19, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Repeals Direct Filing of Juveniles by Prosecutors
Vote to pass a bill that amends the requirements for trying juveniles as adults and repeals the authority of district attorneys to direct file against juveniles.
- Repeals the authority of district attorneys to decide whether to charge juveniles as adults and establishes that only judges have the authority to decide in what court a juvenile will be tried (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes a juvenile to be charged as an adult only in the following circumstances (Sec. 1):
- The juvenile is 16 years or older at the time of the alleged offense, whereas existing law authorized adult charges for juveniles 14 years or older;
- The alleged offense is:
- A class 1 or class 2 felony; or
- A violent sexual assault;
- Any other violent felony; or
- The juvenile has previously been found guilty of one of the above offenses in a district court.
- Requires the court to consider certain factors in its decision of whether to try a juvenile as an adult, including but not limited to, the following factors (Sec. 1):
- The seriousness of the alleged offense;
- The alleged offense was committed in an aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner;
- The age and maturity of the juvenile;
- The record and history of the juvenile,
- The current and past mental health of the juvenile; and
- The likelihood of the juvenile’s rehabilitation.
- Authorizes a juvenile to file a petition to transfer his or her case from a district court to a juvenile court (Sec. 1).
- Requires the district judge to sentence a juvenile convicted of criminal charges in district court to the youthful offender system in the department of corrections, unless the juvenile qualifies for adult sentencing through a conviction of any of the following offenses (Sec. 1):
- A class 1 felony;
- A sexual offense; or
- A second or subsequent offense.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 7, 2012
Title: Repeals Direct Filing of Juveniles by Prosecutors
Sponsors
- Angela Giron (CO - D)
- Claire Levy (CO - D)
- Elizabeth H. 'Beth' McCann (CO - D)
- Tim Neville (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Betty June 'B.J.' Nikkel (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Irene Aguilar (CO - D)
- Bob L. Bacon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D)
- Joyce Foster (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucia Guzman (CO - D)
- Rollie Heath 'Rollie' Heath II (CO - D)
- Evie Hudak (CO - D)
- Cheri E. Jahn (CO - D)
- Daniel Kagan (CO - D)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D)
- Sanford E. 'Pete' Lee (CO - D)
- Linda M. Newell (CO - D)
- Jeanne Nicholson (CO - D)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick 'Pat' Steadman (CO - D)
- Lois A. Tochtrop (CO - D)
- Max Tyler (CO - D)
- Edward 'Ed' Vigil (CO - D)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Angela Williams (CO - D)
- Roger Ben Wilson (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- David L. 'Dave' Young (CO - D)
