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Lawmakers consider juvenile firearm early-intervention program that would dismiss charges on completion
Summary
House Bill 24-56 would create a prosecutor-approved juvenile firearm early intervention alternative — including 12 months of intensive supervision, therapy and mentorship — with dismissal upon successful completion and fund the program via a $100 increase to concealed pistol license fees; sponsors and law-enforcement groups offered cautious support while defense groups pressed for judicial role and civil-rights protections.
Committee counsel Luke Wickham opened the hearing on House Bill 24-56 by outlining the proposal: the bill establishes a juvenile firearm early-intervention alternative for juveniles charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree and, if the participant completes the program, requires dismissal of that charge. The alternative requires prosecutor agreement, must be offered within two weeks of filing, and includes 12 months of intensive community supervision with a reduced probation caseload, multi-systemic therapy or other evidence-based services, credible-messenger mentorship, and random suspicionless searches and probation arrest authority under specified conditions. Wickham also noted the bill would raise initial and renewal concealed pistol license (CPL) fees by…
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