PURPOSE: The purpose of this rule is to identify relevant areas which are affected by the 1995 Juvenile Crime Bill (HB 174).

1. (1) The following are the key provisions of the Juvenile Crime Bill which makes significant changes in the treatment of juvenile offenders.

   1. (A) Lowers the minimum age of adult certification for a felony from age fourteen (14) to age twelve (12).

   2. (B) Allows adult certification of juveniles of any age if they are repeat offenders or if they commit one of the following seven (7) serious offenses:

      1. 1. First degree murder;
      2. 2. Second degree murder;
      3. 3. Kidnaping;
      4. 4. First degree assault;
      5. 5. Forcible rape;
      6. 6. Forcible sodomy;
      7. 7. Burglary first.
   3. (C) Allows a court to invoke the dual jurisdiction of both the criminal and juvenile codes when an offender under seventeen (17) years of age has been transferred to a court of general jurisdiction and been convicted or pled guilty.
   4. (D) Allows juvenile adjudications to be used as evidence in adult court for future offenses.
   5. (E) Allows judges to commit youth to the custody of the division for a minimum length of stay.
   6. (F) Removes the minimum age a youth can be committed to the division and allows the division to keep a youth beyond his/her eighteenth birthday with court approval.
   7. (G) Requires fingerprinting and photographing of juveniles taken into custody for a felony offense.
   8. (H) Gives additional rights to crime victims.
   9. (I) Allows increased information sharing among parties involved with the juvenile offender, such as schools and prosecutors.

AUTHORITY: sections 211.068, 211.071, 211.073, 211.141, 211.171, 211.181, 211.321 and 219.021, RSMo Supp. 1999 and 219.036, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Feb. 10, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. *Original authority: 211.068, RSMo 1995; 211.071, RSMo 1957, amended 1983, 1989, 1995; 211.073, RSMo 1995, 13 CSR 110-6 amended 1998, 211.141, RSMo 1957, amended 1980, 1982, 1995; 211.171, RSMo 1957, amended 1989, 1995, 1998, 1999; 211.181, RSMo 1957, amended 1974, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998; 211.321, RSMo 1957, amended 1969, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995; 219.021, RSMo 1975, amended 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1995; 219.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1993.