Allows juvenile to be tried as adult for committing homicide against law enforcement officer.

This bill revises the juvenile waiver law to allow a juvenile to be tried as an adult for committing criminal homicide against a law enforcement officer. Specifically, the court shall waive jurisdiction and refer the case to the appropriate court if there is probable cause to believe the juvenile committed a delinquent act that would constitute criminal homicide, and the victim was a law enforcement officer murdered while performing official duties. The court may deny a motion to waive jurisdiction if it is convinced that seeking the waiver is an abuse of the prosecutor’s discretion.

Allows juvenile to be tried as adult for committing homicide against law enforcement officer.

This bill revises the juvenile waiver law to allow a juvenile to be tried as an adult for committing criminal homicide against a law enforcement officer. Specifically, the court shall waive jurisdiction and refer the case to the appropriate court if there is probable cause to believe the juvenile committed a delinquent act that would constitute criminal homicide, and the victim was a law enforcement officer murdered while performing official duties. The court may deny a motion to waive jurisdiction if it is convinced that seeking the waiver is an abuse of the prosecutor’s discretion.