Bill > A09316

This bill modifies the circumstances under which cases involving adolescent offenders, defined as individuals aged sixteen or seventeen, can be transferred from criminal court to family court, and also limits the family court's jurisdiction over certain repeat adolescent offenders. Specifically, it adds a new condition that prevents removal to family court if the adolescent offender has previously been arrested for a felony that was already transferred to family court, unless specific mitigating factors are present. The bill also clarifies that an adolescent offender charged with a misdemeanor who has already been adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent twice will not have their case removed to family court, and similarly, family court jurisdiction will not apply if a respondent is charged with a misdemeanor and has two prior juvenile delinquency adjudications. The intent is to restrict the ability of certain repeat adolescent offenders to have their cases handled in the less punitive family court system.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9316