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Introduced
03/09/2021
03/09/2021
In Committee
08/18/2021
08/18/2021
Crossed Over
03/30/2021
03/30/2021
Passed
08/24/2021
08/24/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/30/2021
08/30/2021
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Session
Bill Summary
Various Raise the Age Changes/JJAC Recs
AI Summary
This bill makes various changes to North Carolina's "Raise the Age" laws, which raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction from 16 to 18 years old. The key provisions include:
- Extending the maximum term of commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice for certain offenses committed by juveniles aged 16-17.
- Authorizing the superior court to issue secure custody orders when a juvenile matter is remanded from superior court to district court.
- Allowing prosecutors discretion on whether to prosecute certain lower-level felonies committed by 16-17 year olds in superior court.
- Lowering the minimum age of delinquency jurisdiction from 6 to 8 years old for certain serious felonies and repeat offenses.
- Establishing a "juvenile consultation" process for children under 10 who commit certain less serious offenses.
- Requiring mental health assessments for delinquent juveniles and the convening of a care review team in certain cases.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (13)
Danny Britt (R)*,
Warren Daniel (R)*,
Mujtaba Mohammed (D)*,
Sydney Batch (D),
Jay Chaudhuri (D),
Kirk Deviere (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Jeff Jackson (D),
Julie Mayfield (D),
Natalie Murdock (D),
DeAndrea Salvador (D),
Norman Sanderson (R),
Joyce Waddell (D),
Last Action
Ch. SL 2021-123 (on 08/30/2021)
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