Juvenile Records in Court Decisions

Official: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records.

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Why This Matters

This bill lets courts look at a person's juvenile record when setting bond amounts and assessing community safety.

If you have a juvenile record, it could affect how much bond you need to pay before trial.

Affects: Defendants with prior juvenile records and the communities they may affect are directly impacted.

Summary

As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40.

What changes is this bill making?

1. This bill allows courts to use juvenile court records when deciding bond amounts for certain crimes. 2. Magistrates must consider a defendant's past juvenile record to assess their potential danger to the community. 3. The bill applies to specific criminal offenses, impacting how pretrial reports are created. 4. Juvenile records can include evidence and outcomes from previous cases, influencing court decisions.

Who is affected?

Defendants with prior juvenile records and the communities they may affect are directly impacted.