SB346 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Youthful offenders, change threshold age, give judge discretion to consider past youthful offender status, to expunge record of, Secs. 15-19-1, 15-19-7 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person charged with a crime which is committed when he or she is under the age of 19 may be charged as a youthful offender.

This bill would change the threshold age of a youthful offender.

This bill would specify that a judge may use his or her discretion in determining whether to consider a prior adjudication as a youthful offender of a person who subsequently commits another crime.

This bill would also expunge the record of a youthful offender.

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Subjects

Youthful Offenders