HB 79 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELINQUENCY AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING CHILDREN.
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Summary
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or older. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or detained pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions, and aligns other language in Title 10 with the limitations on transfer of children from Family to Superior Court.
Sponsors (17)
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic · primary
- Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
- Paul S. Baumbach · primary
- Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
- Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
- Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
- Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
- Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
- Valerie Longhurst · primary
- Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
- Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
- Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · primary
- Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
- David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
- Sarah McBride · primary
Action history (3)
- Mar 8, 2023 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
- Mar 15, 2023 Tabled in Committee · lower
- Apr 25, 2023 Stricken in House · lower
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