The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend various codes as they relate to the ages at which juveniles are under purview of the juvenile justice system and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to those ages.
Under the provisions of the bill, with the exceptions of those youth engaging in certain felony-level activity,
juveniles age 10 or 11 would not be subject to the juvenile justice system.
This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources. The bill does not expressly create a felony offense, increase the punishment for an existing misdemeanor to that of a felony, increase the punishment for an existing felony offense or category of felony-level offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for felony community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.