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Senate Judiciary considers H642 to let family courts extend youthful-offender jurisdiction past age 22
Summary
The Senate Judiciary committee on April 22 reviewed H642, which would let family courts retain jurisdiction past a youths 22nd birthday in certain revocation cases, authorize transport orders if a youth fails to appear, and allow victims to speak at the initial consideration hearing.
On April 22 the Senate Judiciary committee heard H642, a bill that would allow family courts to extend jurisdiction beyond a young persons 22nd birthday for the limited purpose of resolving a pending motion to revoke youthful-offender status.
Eric Fitzpatrick, legislative counsel with the Office of Legislative Council, told the committee that the youthful-offender (YO) proceeding is "kind of a middle ground between a juvenile proceeding and an adult criminal proceeding," stressing that the process currently offers confidentiality, juvenile services and the possibility of sealing the record if a youth completes the program.
The bill would change several procedural points. Fitzpatrick said H642 would permit a court, when a revocation motion is pending and a youth is nearing the statutory cutoff, to extend jurisdiction "beyond the youth 22nd birthday to the extent necessary to maintain jurisdiction under this subdivision," so the court can…
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