General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5170
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 401
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF AUTO
THEFT CASES OF CERTAIN JUVENILE REPEAT OFFENDERS TO
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That section 46b-127 of the general statutes be amended to require the
2 automatic transfer to criminal court of a case of a juvenile charged with
3 larceny involving theft of a motor vehicle when the juvenile has at least
4 four prior adjudications or convictions for a felony and to change the
5 factors a court shall consider when determining whether to transfer a
6 case involving a juvenile charged with certain felonies.
Statement of Purpose:
To require the automatic transfer to criminal court of a case of a juvenile
charged with larceny involving theft of a motor vehicle when the
juvenile has at least four prior adjudications or convictions for a felony
and to change the factors a court must consider when determining
whether to transfer a case involving a juvenile charged with certain
felonies.
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