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Committee backs bill to create state process for retrocession of military lands to handle juvenile cases
Summary
House Bill 496 would allow the state to accept retrocession of exclusive federal jurisdiction over certain military parcels, enabling state juvenile court jurisdiction in specified cases; the Department of Military Affairs and Department of Defense supported the measure, noting precedents in neighboring states.
Representative Ed Buttry opened House Bill 496, explaining the concept of retrocession — the federal government relinquishing exclusive jurisdiction over land it previously held — and said the bill would let the governor accept retrocession for specific military parcels so state courts could handle certain juvenile offenses.
Renee Dorval, deputy…
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