HF 2182

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to juvenile justice; expanding the scope of 
  1.3             the juvenile court's delinquency jurisdiction to 
  1.4             include juveniles accused of certain misdemeanor-level 
  1.5             offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, 
  1.6             section 260.015, subdivision 21. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 
  1.9   260.015, subdivision 21, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 21.  [JUVENILE PETTY OFFENDER; JUVENILE PETTY 
  1.11  OFFENSE.] (a) "Juvenile petty offense" includes a juvenile 
  1.12  alcohol offense, a juvenile controlled substance offense, a 
  1.13  violation of section 609.685, or a violation of a local 
  1.14  ordinance, which by its terms prohibits conduct by a child under 
  1.15  the age of 18 years which would be lawful conduct if committed 
  1.16  by an adult.  
  1.17     (b) "Juvenile petty offense" also includes an offense, 
  1.18  other than a violation of section 609.224, 609.324, 609.563, 
  1.19  609.576, or 617.23, that would be a misdemeanor if committed by 
  1.20  an adult if: 
  1.21     (1) the child has not been found to be a juvenile petty 
  1.22  offender on more than two prior occasions for a 
  1.23  misdemeanor-level offense; 
  1.24     (2) the child has not previously been found to be 
  1.25  delinquent for a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony 
  1.26  offense; or 
  2.1      (3) the county attorney designates the child on the 
  2.2   petition as a juvenile petty offender, notwithstanding the 
  2.3   child's prior record of misdemeanor-level juvenile petty 
  2.4   offenses. 
  2.5      (c) A child who commits a juvenile petty offense is a 
  2.6   "juvenile petty offender." 
  2.7      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.8      Section 1 is effective August 1, 1996, and applies to acts 
  2.9   committed on or after that date.