Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not specify an effective date or whether this bill has been signed into law by the Governor.
Adding Specific Conspiracy to Commit Murder as an Offense for Juvenile Transfer
This law adds a specific type of conspiracy to commit murder involving premeditated attacks intended to cause multiple deaths or target schools, places of worship, or public locations to the list of crimes that can move a juvenile case from juvenile court to adult criminal court.
What This Bill Does
- Adds conspiracy to commit murder to the list of offenses allowing transfer to adult court if it involves premeditated planning for an attack intended to cause multiple deaths or target schools, places of worship, or other public locations.
Who It Names or Affects
- Minors alleged to have committed this specific type of conspiracy to commit murder.
- District attorneys and other prosecuting officers who file motions for transfer under existing rules.
Terms To Know
- Transfer
- Moving a case from juvenile court to an adult criminal court so the minor is tried as an adult.
- Conspiracy
- An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime together, specifically involving premeditated planning for certain attacks in this law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only applies if the conspiracy involves premeditated planning of an attack intended to cause multiple deaths OR target a school, place of worship, or other public location.
- This new offense is subject to existing age rules: minors must be at least 16 for felonies, or 14-15 for specified serious offenses if not caught before juvenile court jurisdiction ended.