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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 15, 1994
Juvenile Prosecution Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for the prosecution as adults of juveniles age 13 or older for specified crimes of violence and crimes where the juvenile possessed a firearm during the offense. Provides that a juvenile shall not be transferred to adult prosecution nor shall a hearing be held under provisions governing disposition after a finding of juvenile delinquency until specified conditions are met. Provides that no juvenile committed to the custody of the Attorney General, whether pursuant to an adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense, may be placed or retained in an adult jail or correctional institution in which he or she has regular contact with adults incarcerated because they have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges.
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Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] · D–NY
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-465.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-465.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice Forwarded an Original Measure to Full Committee.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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