California AB1279 aims to prevent juvenile adjudications from being used as prior serious or violent felony convictions for sentencing enhancements.

California AB1279 amends the Penal Code to clarify that juvenile adjudications cannot be used as prior serious or violent felony convictions for sentencing enhancements. The bill specifies that offenses committed by individuals under 18 years of age should not count as prior serious or violent felony convictions, except in certain circumstances. It also mandates that the prosecution must plead and prove any prior serious or violent felony convictions, and prohibits using such convictions in plea bargaining.

California AB1279 aims to prevent juvenile adjudications from being used as prior serious or violent felony convictions for sentencing enhancements.

California AB1279 amends the Penal Code to clarify that juvenile adjudications cannot be used as prior serious or violent felony convictions for sentencing enhancements. The bill specifies that offenses committed by individuals under 18 years of age should not count as prior serious or violent felony convictions, except in certain circumstances. It also mandates that the prosecution must plead and prove any prior serious or violent felony convictions, and prohibits using such convictions in plea bargaining.