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Colorado lawmakers again try to raise minimum age to criminally charge kids to 13
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A bill introduced in the state House Monday seeks to raise the minimum age for criminal prosecution from 10 to 13 years old – reigniting a failed legislative effort from last year. If passed into law, House Bill 1249 would remove children aged 10, 11 and 12 from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction and increase the…
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Lawmakers OK study on raising minimum age to criminally charge children
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State lawmakers passed a bill Monday to create a task force to study potentially raising the minimum age that Colorado children can be charged with most crimes. As originally drafted, House Bill 1131 would have increased the age for criminal prosecution from 10 to 13 years old, except in cases of murder or sexual assault. Lawmakers since…
