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Committee backs bill to allow state juvenile jurisdiction on federal military property with amendments
Summary
House Bill 1121 would permit Indiana to establish concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government for juvenile delinquency cases on federal military property; the committee adopted clarifying amendments and passed the bill after testimony from a Department of Defense liaison.
Representative McNamara presented House Bill 1121, a measure offered with Department of Defense input to create a process allowing the state to establish concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over certain juvenile delinquency proceedings on Indiana military property.
McNamara told the committee the bill is designed to address the limited federal juvenile framework on installations and would only apply in particular circumstances when the federal government alters jurisdiction to allow state…
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