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• Change to the Law of Juvenile Jurisdiction and Juvenile Transfer to Superior Court

  This entry was contributed by Jacquelyn Greene on July 23, 2024 at 8:06 pm and is filed under Juvenile Justice.

  Session Law 2024-17 enacts changes to the law regarding the scope of original juvenile jurisdiction beginning with offenses committed on or after December 1, 2024. Law changes regarding the existing process to transfer a case from juvenile to superior court will also take effect at that time. Read on for a description of the changes. Continue Reading

• Changes Coming to Delinquency Procedure: Transfer and Mental Health Evaluations

  This entry was contributed by Jacquelyn Greene on September 26, 2023 at 10:58 am and is filed under Juvenile Justice.

  Session Law 2023-114 includes many provisions that change the law governing delinquency cases. This is the first in a three-part series of blogs detailing those changes. It covers the changes to the laws that govern transfer of cases to superior court for trial as an adult and the mandate to assess mental health needs before disposition through the comprehensive clinical assessment (CCA) and care review processes. All of the S.L. 2023-114 changes described in this blog will apply to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023. Continue Reading