80-6-502. Criminal information for a minor in district court.
(1) If a prosecuting attorney charges a minor with aggravated murder under Sectionor murder under Section, the prosecuting attorney shall file a criminal information in the district court if the minor was a principal actor in an offense and the criminal information alleges: 76-5-202 76-5-203 the minor was 16 or 17 years old at the time of the offense; and the offense for which the minor is being charged is: aggravated murder, as described in Section; or 76-5-202 murder, as described in Section. 76-5-203
(2) If the prosecuting attorney files a criminal information in the district court in accordance with Subsection, the district court shall try the minor as an adult, except: (1) the minor is not subject to a sentence of death in accordance with Subsection; and 76-3-206(2)(b) the minor is not subject to a sentence of life without parole in accordance with Subsectionoror Section. 76-3-206(2)(b) 76-3-207.5(3) 76-3-209
(3) Except for a minor who is subject to the authority of the Board of Pardons and Parole, a minor charged with aggravated murder or murder under Subsectionshall be held in a detention facility. (1) A minor held in a detention facility under Subsectionshall remain in the facility: (3)(a) until released by the district court; or if convicted, until sentencing.
(4) If a minor is held in a detention facility under Subsection, the district court shall: (3)(a) advise the minor of the right to bail; and issue a pretrial status order, as defined in Section, for the minor in accordance with Section. 77-20-102 77-20-205 Except for Sections,, and, the provisions of, shall apply to the release or detention of a minor being tried as an adult under this section. 77-20-202 77-20-203 77-20-204 Title 77, Chapter 20, Bail
(5) If a minor held in a detention facility under Subsectionattains the age of 25 years old, the minor shall: (3)(a) be transferred within 30 days to an adult jail; and remain in the adult jail until: released by the district court; or if convicted, sentencing. Subsectionapplies to any minor who is being held in a detention facility as described in Subsectionon or after May 4, 2022. (5)(a) (3)(a)
(6) If a minor is held in a detention facility under Subsectionand the minor's conduct or condition endangers the safety or welfare of others in the detention facility, the district court may find that the minor shall be detained in another place of confinement considered appropriate by the district court, including a jail or an adult facility for pretrial confinement. (3)(a)