S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Section 16D.4 of S.L. 2017-57 does the following:

1. raises the age of juvenile jurisdiction to include 16 and 17 year olds, except in the case of A-G felonies;
2. provides a victim an opportunity to request review of a decision not to file a juvenile petition;
3. increases the information available on juveniles to law enforcement and for court proceedings;
4. authorizes school-justice partnerships statewide to reduce school based referrals to the juvenile court system;
5. requires regular juvenile justice training for law enforcement officers;
6. provides for gang assessments and enhanced sentencing for offenses committed as part of criminal gang activity; and
7. establishes the Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee.

This section has various effective dates. Please see the full summary for more detail.