HB 112 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUVENILES.
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Summary
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB 115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12, and limits delinquency proceedings for children under 12 to a small set of very serious crimes. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or placed in a detention facility pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions.
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 (2)
- Apr 5, 2023 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
- Apr 26, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · lower
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