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Senate Judiciary reviews H540 to standardize post-adjudication restorative justice referrals
Summary
Superior Judge Hillary Jenner Ames walked the Senate Judiciary Committee through H540, which consolidates statutory language into a single section, clarifies that restorative justice can be a sentence or a probation condition, adds judge-consideration factors, requires standardized forms and procedural rules, and sets an effective date of July 1.
Superior Judge Hillary Jenner Ames walked the Senate Judiciary Committee through H540 on March 20, describing it as “a bill that adopts the recommendations from the final report of the post adjudication reparative program working group.” Ames told the committee the measure reorganizes existing statutory language into a single, uniform section to make referrals to the restorative (reparative) justice program clearer and more consistent statewide.
Why it matters: The bill responds to a 2024 legislative directive that created a working group to review post-adjudication diversion and restorative programs after Act 180 and related provisions. Supporters say H540 reduces confusion caused by disparate references across Title 13 and Title 28, establishes example factors judges should consider before ordering participation, and aims…
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