Indiana House Bill 1580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Direct filing of juvenile cases in adult court. Eliminates a requirement that the case of a juvenile who is: (1) 16 or 17 years of age; and (2) accused of certain offenses; must be filed directly in a court with adult criminal jurisdiction. Provides that an individual: (1) whose case was directly filed in a court with adult criminal jurisdiction; and (2) who has not been sentenced; before the effective date of this act must (rather than may, under current law) be sentenced under provisions concerning sentencing alternatives for certain offenders under criminal court jurisdiction.

Direct filing of juvenile cases in adult court.

Rep. Ragen Hatcher [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Hatcher

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1580/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/0/d/c/50dc1542/HB1580.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/6/5/d/665da04c/HB1580.01.INTR.FN001.pdf