SB 320 – Requires any juvenile certified as an adult be detained in a juvenile facility until the juvenile has been sentenced

• Sponsor: Wallingford
• LR Number: 1690S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 4/14/2015 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Effective Date: August 28, 2015

Current Bill Summary

SB 320 - Under current law, any juvenile under the age of 17 who has been certified as an adult may be detained in an adult jail prior to trial. This act prohibits the detention of any juvenile certified as an adult in an adult jail until the juvenile has been sentenced. Instead, the juvenile must be detained in a juvenile facility that adheres to current state standards.

This act is substantially similar to HB 708 (2015).

MEGHAN LUECKE