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House Study Bill 211

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 232.8, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
  1  2 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    c.  Violations by a child, aged sixteen or older, which
  1  4 subject the child to the provisions of section 124.401,
  1  5 subsection 1, paragraph "e" or "f", or violations of section
  1  6 723A.2 which involve a violation of chapter 724, or violation
  1  7 of chapter 724 which constitutes a felony, or violations which
  1  8 constitute a forcible felony are excluded from the
  1  9 jurisdiction of the juvenile court and shall be prosecuted as
  1 10 otherwise provided by law unless the court transfers
  1 11 jurisdiction of the child to the juvenile court upon motion
  1 12 and for good cause.  A child over whom jurisdiction has not
  1 13 been transferred to the juvenile court, and who is convicted
  1 14 of a violation excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile
  1 15 court under this paragraph, shall be sentenced pursuant to
  1 16 section 124.401B, 902.9, or 903.1.  In addition, a child over
  1 17 whom jurisdiction has not been transferred to the juvenile
  1 18 court, or who has previously been waived to district court
  1 19 pursuant to section 232.45 and is convicted of a violation in
  1 20 district court, shall have all subsequent violations excluded
  1 21 from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.  Notwithstanding
  1 22 any other provision of the Code to the contrary, the court may
  1 23 accept from a child a plea of guilty, or may instruct the jury
  1 24 on a lesser included offense to the offense excluded from the
  1 25 jurisdiction of the juvenile court under this section, in the
  1 26 same manner as regarding an adult.  However, the juvenile
  1 27 court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in a
  1 28 proceeding concerning an offense of animal torture as provided
  1 29 in section 717B.3A alleged to have been committed by a child
  1 30 under the age of seventeen.
  1 31    Sec. 2.  Section 232.8, subsection 4, Code 2001, is amended
  1 32 to read as follows:
  1 33    4.  In a proceeding concerning a child who is alleged to
  1 34 have committed a second delinquent act or a second violation
  1 35 excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the
  2  1 court or the juvenile court shall determine whether there is
  2  2 reason to believe that the child regularly abuses alcohol or
  2  3 other controlled substance and may be in need of treatment.
  2  4 If the court so determines, the court shall advise appropriate
  2  5 juvenile authorities and refer such offenders to the juvenile
  2  6 court for disposition pursuant to section 232.52A.
  2  7    Sec. 3.  Section 232.22, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
  2  8 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  2  9    c.  There is probable cause to believe that the child has
  2 10 violated conditions of release imposed under section 232.44,
  2 11 subsection 5, paragraph "b", or section 232.52 or 232.54, and
  2 12 there is a substantial probability that the child will run
  2 13 away or otherwise be unavailable for subsequent court
  2 14 appearance.
  2 15    Sec. 4.  Section 232.45A, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2001,
  2 16 are amended to read as follows:
  2 17    2.  Once a child sixteen years of age or older has been
  2 18 waived to district court under section 232.45 or commits an
  2 19 offense that is excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile
  2 20 court and is convicted of an aggravated misdemeanor or a
  2 21 felony a criminal offense in the district court, all criminal
  2 22 proceedings against the child for any aggravated misdemeanor
  2 23 or felony criminal offense occurring subsequent to the date of
  2 24 the conviction of the child shall begin be held in district
  2 25 court, notwithstanding sections 232.8 and 232.45.  A copy of
  2 26 the findings required by section 232.45, subsection 10, shall
  2 27 be made a part of the record in the district court
  2 28 proceedings.
  2 29    3.  If delinquency proceedings against a child for an
  2 30 aggravated misdemeanor or a felony who has previously been
  2 31 waived to and convicted of an aggravated misdemeanor or a
  2 32 felony a criminal offense in the district court are mistakenly
  2 33 begun in the juvenile court, the matter shall be transferred
  2 34 to district court upon the discovery of the prior waiver and
  2 35 conviction, notwithstanding sections 232.8 and 232.45.  
  3  1                           EXPLANATION
  3  2    This bill relates to the placement of juveniles in
  3  3 detention and to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
  3  4    The bill provides that a juvenile who has been released
  3  5 from detention or shelter and subsequently violates the
  3  6 conditions of release may be placed in detention.  Current law
  3  7 provides that a child who violates the terms and conditions of
  3  8 release may only be placed in detention if there is a
  3  9 substantial probability that the juvenile will run away or
  3 10 otherwise be unavailable for a future court appearance.
  3 11    The bill provides that if a juvenile commits an offense
  3 12 that is excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
  3 13 under Code section 232.8 or has been waived to district court
  3 14 pursuant to Code section 232.45 and is convicted in district
  3 15 court, the juvenile shall have all subsequent criminal
  3 16 offenses prosecuted in district court.  Current law provides
  3 17 that under certain circumstances a juvenile who has been
  3 18 convicted in district court may have some subsequent criminal
  3 19 offenses prosecuted in juvenile court as delinquent acts.  
  3 20 LSB 3028YC 79
  3 21 jm/pj/5
     

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