AB88 • 2025

Revises provisions relating to juvenile justice. (BDR 5-495)

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising provisions relating to the authority of a juvenile court to place a child under informal supervision under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising provisions relating to the authority of a juvenile court to place a child under informal supervision under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Vetoed

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Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Last action
Official status: Vetoed by the Governor. (See full list below)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes to Juvenile Justice Rules

This act changes how juvenile courts can handle cases where a child admits to breaking the law and agrees to informal supervision.

What This Bill Does

Removes old rules that required district attorneys' written approval for placing children under informal supervision in certain cases.
Allows juvenile courts to place children under informal supervision if all parties agree or after a hearing shows it is appropriate, even without the district attorney's written approval.
Limits the ability of juvenile courts to refer children to probation officers for informal supervision if the child is accused of serious crimes that would be felonies if committed by an adult.

Who It Names or Affects

Juvenile courts
Children who admit to breaking the law and agree to informal supervision
District attorneys

Terms To Know

Informal supervision: A type of probation where a child is supervised by a probation officer without formal court proceedings.
Petition: A legal document filed with the court that starts a case against someone, in this context, a child accused of breaking the law.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill was vetoed by the governor.
It does not affect local government or state funding directly.

Amendments

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Amendment 395

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Adopted Amendments

Plain English: Amendment 395 removes the requirement for written approval from the district attorney and certain admissions by the child before a juvenile court can place them under informal supervision.

Removes the need for the district attorney's written approval to place a child under informal supervision.
Eliminates the requirement that the child must admit participation in unlawful acts that would be considered gross misdemeanors or felonies if committed by an adult.

The amendment text is truncated and does not provide full details, making it difficult to explain all potential changes.
Some parts of the original bill are deleted but their exact content is unknown due to truncation.

Amendment 669

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Adopted Amendments

Plain English: Amendment 669 to AB88 changes how a juvenile court can place a child under informal supervision without needing written approval from the district attorney in certain cases.

Removes the requirement for the district attorney's written approval before placing a child under informal supervision if all parties agree or after a hearing finds it appropriate.
Adds exceptions where the juvenile court cannot refer a child to probation for informal supervision, such as when the petition alleges felonies involving force or violence.

The amendment text does not provide details on how the changes will be implemented or their potential impacts.

Bill History

2025-01-06 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System
Vetoed by the Governor. (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Revises provisions relating to juvenile justice. (BDR 5-495)

Current Bill Text

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- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 88–Committee on Judiciary

CHAPTER..........

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising provisions relating to
the authority of a juvenile court to place a child under
informal supervision under certain circumstances; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Under existing law, if, after a complaint is made alleging that a child is
delinquent or in need of supervision, t he district attorney files a petition with the
juvenile court, the juvenile court may dismiss the petition without prejudice and
refer the child to a probation officer for informal supervision if: (1) the child
voluntarily admits participation in the acts alleged in the complaint; and (2) the
district attorney gives written approval for the placement of the child under
informal supervision, if any of the acts alleged in the complaint are unlawful acts
that would have constituted a gross misdemeanor or felon y if committed by an
adult. (NRS 62C.200, 62C.230) This bill removes these requirements and instead
authorizes, with certain exceptions, the juvenile court to dismiss a petition without
prejudice and refer such a child to a probation officer for informal supervision if the
child voluntarily admits participation in the act s alleged in the petition and: (1) all
parties agree to informal supervision; or (2) the juvenile court finds, after a hearing
on the matter, that informal supervision is appropriate. This bill provides that the
juvenile court may not refer such a child to a probation officer for informal
supervision if the petition filed against the child contains an allegation that the child
committed an unlawful act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted
certain felonies.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 2. NRS 62C.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:
62C.230 1. If the district attorney files a petition with the
juvenile court, the juvenile court may:
(a) [Dismiss] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,
dismiss the petition without prejudice and refer the child to the
probation officer for inf ormal supervision [pursuant to NRS
62C.200;] if the child voluntarily admits participation in the act s
alleged in the petition and if:
(1) All parties agree to informal supervision; or
(2) The juvenile court finds, after a hearing on the matter,
that informal supervision is appropriate; or

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- 83rd Session (2025)
(b) Place the child under the supervision of the juvenile court
pursuant to a supervision and consent decree, without a formal
adjudication of delinquency, if the juvenile court receives:
(1) The recommendation of the probation officer;
(2) The written approval of the district attorney; and
(3) The written consent and approval of the child and the
parent or guardian of the child.
2. If a child is placed under the supervision of the juvenile
court pursuant to a supervision and consent decree, the juvenile
court may dismiss the petition if the child successfully completes
the terms and conditions of the supervision and consent decree.
3. If the petition is dismissed pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) The child may respond to any inquiry concerning the
proceedings and events which brought about the proceedings as if
they had not occurred; and
(b) The records concerning a supervision and consent decre e
may be considered in a subsequent proceeding before the juvenile
court regarding that child.
4. The juvenile court may not refer a child to a probation
officer for informal supervision pursuant to paragraph (a) of
subsection 1 if the petition filed aga inst the child contains
allegations that the child committed an unlawful act which, if
committed by an adult, would have constituted:
(a) A category A felony; or
(b) Any other felony involving the use or threatened use of
force or violence.

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