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HOUSE BILL NO. 726, As Amended – Juveniles, curfew violation, penlty

HOUSE BILL NO. 726, As Amended

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H0726aa..............................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
JUVENILES - CURFEW VIOLATION - Adds to existing law to provide that a
violation by a juvenile of a curfew established by a municipal or county
ordinance shall be punishable by a fine or detention or both, to provide
the deposit of fines, to prohibit detention in a county jail, to provide
that a peace officer may issue a citation for a curfew violation, to
require endorsement by a parent or legal guardian on the citation, to
provide for delivery or mailing in the alternative, to provide for
sentencing and to provide for jurisdiction over the parents or guardian of
the juvenile violator.

02/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/17    Rpt prt - to Jud
03/04    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/06    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/09    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/12    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 48-18-4
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bieter, Black(15), Boe, Bruneel, Callister,
      Campbell, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(22),
      Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
      Mader, Marley, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Reynolds, Ridinger,
      Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stone, Stubbs, Trail, Watson,
      Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Bell, Bivens, Black(23), Chase, Crane,
      Denney, Kendell, McKague, Pischner, Pomeroy, Richman, Stoicheff,
      Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Crow, Geddes, Jones(9), Loertscher
    Floor Sponsor - Jaquet
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/13    Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Jud
03/19    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/20    3rd rdg as amem - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins, Ingram,
      Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs,
      Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Danielson, Frasure, Parry
    Floor Sponsor - Sorensen
    Title apvd - to House
03/23    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24    Pres signed - to Governor
03/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 391
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


H0726


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              HOUSE BILL NO. 726, As Amended

                     BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO JUVENILE CORRECTIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 5, TITLE 20, IDAHO CODE, BY
 3        THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 20-549, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLA-
 4        TION BY A JUVENILE OF A CURFEW ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPAL  OR  COUNTY  ORDI-
 5        NANCE  SHALL  BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OR DETENTION OR BOTH, TO PROVIDE FOR
 6        DEPOSIT OF FINES, TO PROHIBIT DETENTION IN A COUNTY JAIL, TO PROVIDE  THAT
 7        A  PEACE  OFFICER  MAY ISSUE A CITATION FOR A CURFEW VIOLATION, TO REQUIRE
 8        ENDORSEMENT BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN ON THE CITATION IF POSSIBLE WITH
 9        THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE, TO PROVIDE FOR DELIVERY  OR  MAILING
10        IN  THE  ALTERNATIVE, TO PROVIDE FOR SENTENCING, AND TO PROVIDE FOR JURIS-
11        DICTION OVER THE PARENTS OR GUARDIAN OF THE JUVENILE VIOLATOR.

12    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

13        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 5, Title 20, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
14    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
15    known and designated as Section 20-549, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

16        20-549.  CURFEW VIOLATIONS -- CITATION --  NOTIFICATION.  Violation  by  a
17    juvenile  of  a curfew established by a municipal or county ordinance shall be
18    punishable by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300), detention, or
19    both. Fines shall be deposited in the county  juvenile  justice  fund  of  the
20    county  where  the  violation  occurred, or if such a fund has not been estab-
21    lished, then in the current county expense account  for  juvenile  corrections
22    purposes  in the county where the violation occurred. The imposition of deten-
23    tion shall be subject to the provisions of sections 20-520(1)(b)  and  20-521,
24    Idaho Code. Detention of a juvenile in a county jail for violation of a curfew
25    is prohibited.
26        Any  peace  officer  may  issue  a citation for violation of a curfew that
27    shall thereafter be processed under the juvenile  corrections  act.  Citations
28    shall  be issued on the Idaho uniform citation form. The peace officer issuing
29    a curfew citation may detain the violator and at  the  time  the  citation  is
30    issued  shall  make  a  reasonable  effort  to  obtain  the endorsement of the
31    juvenile's parent or legal guardian on the citation. If the endorsement  of  a
32    parent  or  legal  guardian cannot be obtained with the exercise of reasonable
33    diligence, a copy of the citation shall be hand delivered  or  mailed  to  the
34    juvenile's parent or legal guardian by a peace officer at least seven (7) days
35    prior  to  the date set for the juvenile's appearance. The citation shall pro-
36    vide a date certain for the appearance before a magistrate of the juvenile and
37    parent or legal guardian.
38        When sentencing a juvenile for violating a  curfew,  the  court  may  also
39    enter  any  order  authorized  in section 20-520, Idaho Code.  The court shall
40    have jurisdiction over the parent or legal guardian of the  violator  pursuant
41    to section 20-522, Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                RS08042C1
    
    The purpose of this legislation is to allow law enforcement 
    to issue a citation on a curfew violation. Currently law 
    enforcement forwards a report of the violation to the 
    prosecutor who files a petition which is then served on the 
    juvenile and parents. The court appearance is before a 
    magistrate judge who sentences the juvenile under the 
    Juvenile Corrections Act.
    
    The proposed change allows the officer to speed up the 
    process by completing a uniform citation with the court date 
    at the time of apprehension.
    
    Creating an expedited consequence for an offense is an 
    objective in dealing with juveniles. Status offenses 
    including curfew violations are often gateways to more 
    serious offenses bringing the youth into the juvenile or 
    adult corrections system. The citation is one form of early 
    intervention.
    
                               FISCAL NOTE
    
    Law enforcement and perhaps court time would be saved by 
    issuing a citation for the curfew violation, but only 
    minimal impact to state or local funds is expected.
    
    CONTACT: Representative Wendy Jaquet
              (208) 332-1000
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
    
    H 726