An Act Regarding the Bind-over and Detention of Juveniles
Sponsored By: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Adult jail at 18 with youth option
If a Juvenile Court binds a youth over for adult prosecution and orders detention, the law requires adult-jail detention once the person turns 18. The Department of Corrections can ask the court to keep the youth in a juvenile-only facility while an indictment is pending, including during any appeal of the bind-over order. The Department must give notice at least 14 days before the bind-over hearing, or at least 30 days before the youth turns 18 if not yet 18 at the hearing, and must notify the prosecutor and the youth’s attorney. The court can grant the request and must grant it if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a juvenile facility is appropriate, after weighing risk to others at the facility, behavioral health needs, and ongoing schooling or treatment. The Department can later ask to end the order; no one may stay in a juvenile-only facility once an indictment is returned after the person has turned 18, or after age 21.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Suzanne Salisbury
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 361
6/18/2025PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/16/2025SenatePASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2025HouseReport READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-695) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-695), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
6/13/2025SenateCONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-695).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/13/2025HouseCarried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
3/21/2025HouseReceived by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
1/6/2025House
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (H-695), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
Introduced
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