juvenile justice system
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Rewritten bill strips out Colorado’s effort to increase minimum age to criminally charge kids
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For the second year in a row, Colorado legislators passed a proposal originally intended to stop charging children under 13 with most crimes. But the legislation is once again heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk without that key provision. The minimum age for criminal prosecution in Colorado is 10. As drafted, House Bill 1249 sought to raise the…
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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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Colorado report explores gaps in services if children can’t be criminally charged until 13
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A task force studying the gaps in services if policymakers raise the minimum age that Colorado children can be charged with crimes released its final report, recommending a slew of changes to mitigate potential impacts. The Pre-Adolescent Task Force was created by House Bill 22-1131, passed by the legislature in June. The bill originally sought…
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Polis OKs study on raising minimum age to criminally charge children
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a bill into law to study raising the minimum age that Colorado children can be charged with most crimes. House Bill 1131 will create a task force to recommend how to better serve children ages 10, 11 and 12 who commit crimes without putting them in the criminal justice…
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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…
