The age of juvenile court jurisdiction and making an appropriation. (FE)

Currently, subject to certain exceptions, a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Juvenile Justice Code and, on being adjudicated delinquent, is subject to an array of dispositions under that code, including placement in a juvenile correctional facility.

Similarly, under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court, while a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code.

Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids Under current law, counties are responsible for paying the costs associated with juvenile delinquency-related services, including the costs for a placement of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, or the juvenile portion of a county jail. The bill creates a sum sufficient appropriation for Department of Children and Families to reimburse counties, beginning on January 1, 2024, for costs associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.