HB 50 DE

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Introduced

Recognizing that a criminal charge can have lasting collateral consequences for a juvenile on employment and education opportunities, this bill raises the age in which a juvenile’s information, such as their name and mug shot, may be released by the state. The bill also seeks to address issues related to the release of such information on publicly-maintained social media pages. This bill seeks to balance both the rights of juveniles and the public’s right to know by saying that the names and photos of juveniles who have been charged and/or found delinquent of Class A misdemeanors, and Title 11 felonies, may only be released when the offending juvenile is 16 or older. This legislation also adds clarifying language to prevent the inadvertent release of sensitive information online that could have lasting impacts on a juvenile long after they have been charged, and in some cases, acquitted, of a crime.

• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Ernesto B. Lopez · primary
• Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
• Valerie Longhurst · primary
• Stephanie T. Bolden · primary
• Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic · primary
• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
• Larry Lambert Democratic · primary
• Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary
• Sherae'a Moore Democratic · primary

1. Dec 18, 2020 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
2. Apr 14, 2022 Stricken in House · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF