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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Bryan</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles. </ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law, as amended by the Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016, enacted by Proposition 57 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes the district attorney or other prosecuting officer to make a motion to transfer a minor from juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction in a case in which a minor is alleged to have committed a felony when the minor was 16 years of age or older, or in a case in which a specified serious offense is alleged to have been committed by a minor when the minor was 14 or 15 years of age, but the minor was not apprehended prior to the end of juvenile court jurisdiction. Under existing law, in order to find that the minor should be transferred to a court of criminal jurisdiction, the court is required to find by clear and convincing evidence that the minor is not amenable to rehabilitation while under the jurisdiction of the
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<html:p>This bill would instead require that the court find beyond a reasonable doubt that the minor is not amenable to rehabilitation while under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in order to find that the minor should be transferred to a court of criminal jurisdiction. By increasing the number of minors retained under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, thereby increasing the number of minors who are entitled to county-funded rehabilitative services, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</html:p>
<html:p>With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the
Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.</html:p>
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Section 707 of the
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(a)
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(1)
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In any case in which a minor is alleged to be a person described in Section 602 by reason of the violation, when the minor was 16 years of age or older, of any offense listed in subdivision (b) or any other felony criminal statute, the district attorney or other appropriate prosecuting officer may make a motion to transfer the minor from juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction. The motion shall be made prior to the attachment of jeopardy. Upon the motion, the juvenile court shall order the probation officer to submit a report on the behavioral patterns and social history of the minor. The report shall include any written or oral statement offered by the victim pursuant to Section 656.2.
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(2)
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In any case in which an individual is
alleged to be a person described in Section 602 by reason of the violation, when the individual was 14 or 15 years of age, of any offense listed in subdivision (b), but was not apprehended prior to the end of juvenile court jurisdiction, the district attorney or other appropriate prosecuting officer may make a motion to transfer the individual from juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction. The motion shall be made prior to the attachment of jeopardy. Upon the motion, the juvenile court shall order the probation officer to submit a report on the behavioral patterns and social history of the individual. The report shall include any written or oral statement offered by the victim pursuant to Section 656.2.
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(3)
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Following submission and consideration of the report, and of any other relevant evidence that the petitioner or the minor may wish to submit, the juvenile court shall decide whether the minor should be transferred to a court of
criminal jurisdiction. In order to find that the minor should be transferred to a court of criminal jurisdiction, the court shall find beyond a reasonable doubt that the minor is not amenable to rehabilitation while under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In making its decision, the court shall consider the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive. If the court orders a transfer of jurisdiction, the court shall recite the basis for its decision in an order entered upon the minutes, which shall include the reasons supporting the court’s finding that the minor is not amenable to rehabilitation while under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In any case in which a hearing has been noticed pursuant to this section, the court shall postpone the taking of a plea to
the petition until the conclusion of the transfer hearing, and a plea that has been entered already shall not constitute evidence at the hearing.
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(A)
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(i)
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The degree of criminal sophistication exhibited by the minor.
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(ii)
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When evaluating the criterion specified in clause (i), the juvenile court shall give weight to any relevant factor, including, but not limited to, the minor’s age, maturity, intellectual capacity, and physical, mental, and emotional health at the time of the alleged offense; the minor’s impetuosity or failure to appreciate risks and consequences of criminal behavior; the effect of familial, adult, or peer pressure on the minor’s actions; the effect of the minor’s family and community environment; the existence of childhood trauma; the minor’s involvement in the child welfare or foster care system; and the status of the minor as a victim of
human trafficking, sexual abuse, or sexual battery on the minor’s criminal sophistication.
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(B)
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(i)
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Whether the minor can be rehabilitated prior to the expiration of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.
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(ii)
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When evaluating the criterion specified in clause (i), the juvenile court shall give weight to any relevant factor, including, but not limited to, the minor’s potential to grow and mature.
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(C)
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(i)
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The minor’s previous delinquent history.
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(ii)
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When evaluating the criterion specified in clause (i), the juvenile court shall give weight to any relevant factor, including, but not limited to, the seriousness of the minor’s previous delinquent history and the effect of the minor’s family and community environment
and childhood trauma on the minor’s previous delinquent behavior.
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(D)
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(i)
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Success of previous attempts by the juvenile court to rehabilitate the minor.
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(ii)
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When evaluating the criterion specified in clause (i), the juvenile court shall give weight to any relevant factor, including, but not limited to, the adequacy of the services previously provided to address the minor’s needs.
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(E)
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(i)
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The circumstances and gravity of the offense alleged in the petition to have been committed by the minor.
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(ii)
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When evaluating the criterion specified in clause (i), the juvenile court shall give weight to any relevant factor, including, but not limited to, the actual behavior of the person, the mental state of the person, the
person’s degree of involvement in the crime, the level of harm actually caused by the person, and the person’s mental and emotional development.
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(iii)
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When evaluating the criterion specified in clause (i), the court shall consider evidence offered that indicates that the person against whom the minor is accused of committing an offense trafficked, sexually abused, or sexually battered the minor.
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(b)
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This subdivision is applicable to any case in which a minor is alleged to be a person described in Section 602 by reason of the violation of one of the following offenses:
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(1)
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Murder.
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(2)
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Arson, as provided in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 451 of the Penal Code.
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(3)
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Robbery.
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(4)
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Rape with force, violence, or threat of great bodily harm.
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(5)
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Sodomy by force, violence, duress, menace, or threat of great bodily harm.
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(6)
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A lewd or lascivious act as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 288 of the Penal Code.
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(7)
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Oral copulation by force, violence, duress, menace, or threat of great bodily harm.
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(8)
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An offense specified in subdivision (a) of Section 289 of the Penal Code.
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(9)
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Kidnapping for ransom.
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(10)
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Kidnapping for purposes of robbery.
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(11)
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Kidnapping with bodily
harm.
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(12)
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Attempted murder.
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(13)
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Assault with a firearm or destructive device.
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(14)
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Assault by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.
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(15)
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Discharge of a firearm into an inhabited or occupied building.
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(16)
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An offense described in Section 1203.09 of the Penal Code.
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(17)
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An offense described in Section 12022.5 or 12022.53 of the Penal Code.
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(18)
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A felony offense in which the minor personally used a weapon described in any provision listed in Section 16590 of the Penal Code.
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(19)
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A felony offense described in Section 136.1 or 137 of the Penal Code.
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(20)
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Manufacturing, compounding, or selling one-half ounce or more of a salt or solution of a controlled substance specified in subdivision (e) of Section 11055 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(21)
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A violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, which also would constitute a felony violation of subdivision (b) of Section 186.22 of the Penal Code.
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(22)
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Escape, by the use of force or violence, from a county juvenile hall, home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 871 if great bodily injury is intentionally inflicted upon an employee of the juvenile facility during the commission of the escape.
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(23)
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Torture as described in Sections 206 and 206.1 of the Penal Code.
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(24)
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Aggravated mayhem, as described in Section 205 of the Penal Code.
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(25)
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Carjacking, as described in Section 215 of the Penal Code, while armed with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
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(26)
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Kidnapping for purposes of sexual assault, as punishable in subdivision (b) of Section 209 of the Penal Code.
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(27)
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Kidnapping as punishable in Section 209.5 of the Penal Code.
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(28)
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The offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 26100 of the Penal Code.
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(29)
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The offense described in Section 18745 of the Penal Code.
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(30)
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Voluntary manslaughter, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 192 of the Penal Code.
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To the extent that this act has an overall effect of increasing certain costs already borne by a local agency for programs or levels of service mandated by the 2011 Realignment Legislation within the meaning of Section 36 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, it shall apply to local agencies only to the extent that the state provides annual funding for the cost increase. Any new program or higher level of service provided by a local agency pursuant to this act above the level for which funding has been provided shall not require a subvention of funds by the state or otherwise be subject to Section 6 of Article XIII
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B of the California Constitution.
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<html:p>However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</html:p>
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