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Panel approves technical fix to juvenile-records statute
Summary
Senate Bill 2055, a technical correction that fixes a statutory citation relating to the release of juvenile records, received a due-pass recommendation after staff attorneys explained the change.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a due‑pass recommendation for Senate Bill 2055, a narrowly focused bill that corrects an incorrect statutory citation in the juvenile-records release statute.
Sarah Behrens of the State Court Administrator's Office told the committee the bill "simply corrects the citation error in subsection 1 of section 27‑20.2‑23." The statute currently refers to section 27‑20.420 (restitution), but the correct citation should be 27‑20.4‑21 (transfer to other courts) because the surrounding subsection concerns transfer to adult court.
Behrens said the error likely originated during a major rewrite of the juvenile code and that another staff attorney caught it. Committee members asked whether the error dated from recent sessions; Behrens said it likely has been present for several sessions.
No one testified in opposition. Senator Lewick moved a due‑pass recommendation; Senator Myrtle seconded. The committee took a roll‑call vote and approved the motion.
The change is technical and clarifying; its purpose is to ensure the statute cites the correct cross-reference so the juvenile-records-release provision points to the intended transfer statute rather than the restitution provision.
