Under existing law, a minor who has attained 16 years of age may be charged, arrested, and tried as an adult for capital offenses, other specified felonies, and certain lesser included offenses.
This bill would repeal this provision and would allow for the transfer of a child 14 years of age or more from the juvenile court to the circuit court if the child is alleged to have committed a capital offense, other specified felonies, and certain lesser included offenses.
This bill would also specify that the transfer of a case from juvenile court to circuit court does not prohibit a circuit court judge from granting an individual youthful offender status.
Existing law also specifies who may be detained or confined in secure custody and when a child may be detained in a jail or other facility for the detention of adults.
This bill would provide that a child 14 years of age or older whose case was transferred from the juvenile court to the circuit court may be detained or confined in secure custody and would prohibit a person under the age of 18 from being detained or confined with adult inmates except for a period of up to six hours during the processing of the child's case.
Judiciary first Amendment Offered
Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 811
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature