VA SB205 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-27 - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Courts not of record; circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; objections and appeals. Provides in certain violent felony cases for a juvenile's right to appeal to the circuit court, the attorney for the Commonwealth's decision to certify that the juvenile's case be transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult. If the juvenile appeals the decision to transfer, the circuit court will conduct a hearing on the merits, using factors currently used by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for transfer decisions.

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Title

Juveniles; right in certain violent felony cases to appeal to circuit court.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-27 Senate: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2010-01-27 Senate: Subject matter referred by letter to the Virginia Crime Commission pursuant to Senate Rule 20(L)
2010-01-14 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103546D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161269.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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