Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Chapter 1007 of the Public Acts of 2024.
Tennessee HB0077 mandates that children aged 16 and older, who have prior delinquency adjudications and are alleged to have committed a crime, be transferred to the county sheriff and treated as adults in criminal court, provided there is probable cause and they are not deemed mentally ill or developmentally disabled. The bill requires a hearing to confirm these conditions, with at least 14 days' written notice given to the child and their guardians. This legislation affects juvenile offenders and alters the process for handling certain delinquency cases in the legal system.
Tennessee HB0077 mandates that children aged 16 and older, who have prior delinquency adjudications and are alleged to have committed a crime, be transferred to the county sheriff and treated as adults in criminal court, provided there is probable cause and they are not deemed mentally ill or developmentally disabled. The bill requires a hearing to confirm these conditions, with at least 14 days' written notice given to the child and their guardians. This legislation affects juvenile offenders and alters the process for handling certain delinquency cases in the legal system.
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