Bill Text: DE HB405 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-02 - Signed by Governor [HB405 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2023-HB405-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Lockman
Reps. Baumbach, Lynn, S. Moore, Morrison, Romer; Sens. Hoffner, Sokola, Sturgeon

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 405

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE JUVENILE OFFENDER CIVIL CITATION PROGRAM.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 1004A, Title 10 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1004A. Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program.

(b)(3) For purposes of this section, a “qualified juvenile offender” means a juvenile who meets both of the following:

a. No The juvenile has no prior adjudication of delinquency.

b. No The juvenile has not received a prior referral to the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation or any other diversion program unless more than 1 year has elapsed since the first referral and the prior referral was for a different offense. prior referral.

SYNOPSIS

This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juvenile’s prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juvenile to be referred for the same offense if the juvenile is otherwise qualified.

This Act also makes technical changes to comply with the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.