0001| SENATE BILL 599 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| L. SKIP VERNON | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO CHILDREN; PROVIDING SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES FOR | 0013| CERTAIN JUVENILE OFFENDERS; ALLOWING THE CHILDREN'S COURT TO | 0014| CERTIFY A PROCEEDING TO DISTRICT COURT UNDER CERTAIN | 0015| CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF AN OFFENSE AS AN | 0016| EXTENDED JURISDICTION JUVENILE PROSECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE | 0017| IMPOSITION OF ADULT SENTENCES; CREATING NEW CRIMINAL OFFENSES; | 0018| ENACTING THE EXTENDED JURISDICTION JUVENILE PROSECUTION ACT; | 0019| ENACTING NEW SECTIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S CODE AND THE CRIMINAL | 0020| CODE. | 0021| | 0022| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0023| Section 1. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0024| to read: | 0025| "[NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--Sections 1 through 17 of | 0001| this act may be cited as the "Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile | 0002| Prosecution Act"." | 0003| Section 2. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0004| to read: | 0005| "[NEW MATERIAL] PURPOSE.--It is the purpose of the | 0006| Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act to provide a | 0007| children's court judge with a sentencing mechanism in addition | 0008| to prosecution of a child as a youthful offender or a delinquent | 0009| child to allow a greater choice in sentencing on a case-by-case | 0010| basis by including the options of prosecuting a child as an | 0011| adult in district court or sentencing a child to both a juvenile | 0012| sentence, which shall be immediately imposed, and an adult | 0013| sentence, which shall be imposed only if the child violates the | 0014| juvenile sentence or commits a new crime." | 0015| Section 3. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0016| to read: | 0017| "[NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Extended | 0018| Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act: | 0019| A. "court" means the children's court division of | 0020| the district court; and | 0021| B. "handgun" means a loaded or unloaded pistol, | 0022| revolver or firearm that will or is designed to or may readily | 0023| be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion | 0024| and the barrel length of which, not including a revolving, | 0025| detachable or magazine breech, does not exceed twelve inches. | 0001| Section 4. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0002| to read: | 0003| "[NEW MATERIAL] EXTENDED JURISDICTION JUVENILE | 0004| PROSECUTION--DESIGNATION.--A proceeding involving a child is an | 0005| extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution if: | 0006| A. the child was fourteen to seventeen years of age | 0007| at the time that the child was alleged to have committed either | 0008| a crime of violence, as provided in Section 15 of the Extended | 0009| Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act, or first degree murder, | 0010| as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978, a certification hearing | 0011| was held and the court designated the proceeding an extended | 0012| jurisdiction juvenile prosecution; | 0013| B. the child was sixteen or seventeen years of age | 0014| at the time of the alleged felony offense, a handgun was used in | 0015| the commission of the offense and the prosecutor designated in | 0016| the delinquency petition that the proceeding shall be an | 0017| extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution; or | 0018| C. the child was fourteen to seventeen years of age | 0019| at the time of an alleged felony offense, the prosecutor | 0020| requested that the court designate the proceeding as an extended | 0021| jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, a certification hearing was | 0022| held on the issue of designation and the court designated the | 0023| proceeding an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution." | 0024| Section 5. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0025| to read: | 0001| "[NEW MATERIAL] HEARING ON PROSECUTOR'S REQUEST.--When a | 0002| prosecutor requests that a proceeding be designated an extended | 0003| jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, the court shall hold a | 0004| hearing pursuant to Section 13 of the Extended Jurisdiction | 0005| Juvenile Prosecution Act to consider the request. The hearing | 0006| shall be held within thirty days of the filing of the request | 0007| for designation, unless good cause is shown by the prosecution | 0008| or the child as to why the hearing should not be held within | 0009| this period in which case the hearing shall be held within | 0010| ninety days of the filing of the request. If the prosecutor | 0011| shows by clear and convincing evidence that designating the | 0012| proceeding an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution serves | 0013| public safety, the court shall grant the request for | 0014| designation. In determining whether public safety is served, | 0015| the court shall consider the factors specified in Section 10 of | 0016| the Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act. The court | 0017| shall decide whether to designate the proceeding an extended | 0018| jurisdiction juvenile prosecution within fifteen days after the | 0019| designation hearing is completed, unless additional time is | 0020| needed, in which case the court may extend the period up to an | 0021| additional fifteen days." | 0022| Section 6. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0023| to read: | 0024| "[NEW MATERIAL] PROCEEDING.--A child who is the subject | 0025| of an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution has the right | 0001| to a trial by jury and to the effective assistance of counsel." | 0002| Section 7. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0003| to read: | 0004| "[NEW MATERIAL] DISPOSITION.-- | 0005| A. If an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution | 0006| results in a guilty plea or finding of guilt, the court shall: | 0007| (1) impose one or more juvenile dispositions | 0008| pursuant to Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978; and | 0009| (2) impose the appropriate adult felony | 0010| sentence pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978, which shall be | 0011| stayed. | 0012| B. The child shall be informed by the court that he | 0013| has been convicted of an adult felony sentence, which shall be | 0014| stayed provided that the child successfully completes the | 0015| juvenile sentence and that the child does not commit another | 0016| felony offense." | 0017| Section 8. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0018| to read: | 0019| "[NEW MATERIAL] EXECUTION OF ADULT SENTENCE.-- | 0020| A. When it appears that a child convicted as an | 0021| extended jurisdiction juvenile has violated the conditions of | 0022| the stayed adult sentence, or is alleged to have committed a new | 0023| felony offense, the court may, without notice, revoke the stay | 0024| and probation and direct that the offender be taken into | 0025| immediate custody. The court shall notify the offender in | 0001| writing of the reasons alleged to exist for revocation of the | 0002| stay of execution of the adult sentence. If the offender | 0003| challenges the reasons, the court shall hold a summary hearing | 0004| on the issue at which the offender is entitled to be heard and | 0005| represented by counsel. | 0006| B. After the hearing, if the court finds that | 0007| reasons exist to revoke the stay of execution of sentence, the | 0008| court shall treat the offender as an adult and order any of the | 0009| adult sanctions authorized by the Criminal Sentencing Act, | 0010| unless the court makes written findings regarding the mitigating | 0011| factors that justify continuing the stay." | 0012| Section 9. A new section of the Children's Code is enacted | 0013| to read: | 0014| "[NEW MATERIAL] INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN OFFENDERS.--The Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act does not | 0015| apply to an alleged serious youthful offender as defined in | 0016| Subsection H of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 or to a youthful | 0017| offender as defined in Paragraph (3) of Subsection I of Section | 0018| 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978." | 0019| Section 10. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0020| enacted to read: | 0021| "[NEW MATERIAL] PUBLIC SAFETY.-- | 0022| A. In determining whether the public safety is | 0023| served by certifying a child to district court, the court shall | 0024| consider the following factors: | 0025| (1) the seriousness of the alleged offense in | 0001| terms of community protection, including the existence of any | 0002| aggravating factors recognized by applicable sentencing | 0003| guidelines, the use of a handgun and the impact on any victim; | 0004| (2) the culpability of the child in committing | 0005| the alleged offense, including the level of the child's | 0006| participation in planning and carrying out the offense and the | 0007| existence of any mitigating factors recognized by the sentencing | 0008| guidelines; | 0009| (3) the child's prior record of delinquency; | 0010| (4) the adequacy of the punishment or referral | 0011| to community programs or services available in the juvenile | 0012| justice system; and | 0013| (5) any other dispositional options available | 0014| for the child. | 0015| B. In considering the factors in Subsection A of | 0016| this section, the court shall give greater weight to the | 0017| seriousness of the alleged offense and to the child's prior | 0018| record of delinquency than to the other factors listed in this | 0019| section." | 0020| Section 11. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0021| enacted to read: | 0022| "[NEW MATERIAL] DELINQUENCY PETITION--EXTENDED | 0023| JURISDICTION JUVENILE.--When a prosecutor files a delinquency | 0024| petition alleging that a child committed an offense pursuant to | 0025| Subsection B of Section 4 of the Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile | 0001| Prosecution Act, the prosecutor shall indicate in the petition | 0002| whether or not the proceeding shall be designated as an extended | 0003| jurisdiction juvenile prosecution. When a prosecutor files a | 0004| delinquency petition alleging that a child fourteen to seventeen | 0005| years of age committed an offense pursuant to Subsection A or C | 0006| of Section 4 of the Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution | 0007| Act, the prosecutor may request the court to designate the | 0008| proceeding as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution." | 0009| Section 12. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0010| enacted to read: | 0011| "[NEW MATERIAL] JURISDICTION OF COURT OVER AN EXTENDED | 0012| JURISDICTION JUVENILE.-- | 0013| A. The jurisdiction of the court over a child | 0014| convicted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile extends until the | 0015| offender becomes twenty-one years of age, unless the court | 0016| terminates jurisdiction before that date. | 0017| B. The court has jurisdiction to designate the | 0018| proceeding an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution or to | 0019| conduct a trial, receive a plea or impose a disposition pursuant | 0020| to Subsections A and C of Section 4 of the Extended Jurisdiction | 0021| Juvenile Prosecution Act, if: | 0022| (1) a child is alleged to have committed an | 0023| offense before the child's eighteenth birthday; and | 0024| (2) a petition is filed by the prosecutor in a | 0025| timely manner. | 0001| C. The court has jurisdiction over a child who has | 0002| been adjudicated delinquent until the child's twenty-first | 0003| birthday if the child intentionally fails to appear at any court | 0004| hearing or fails to appear at or flees from any placement under | 0005| a court order. The court has jurisdiction over a convicted | 0006| extended jurisdiction juvenile who fails to appear at any court | 0007| hearing or fails to appear at or flees from any placement under | 0008| a court order." | 0009| Section 13. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0010| enacted to read: | 0011| "[NEW MATERIAL] WRITTEN FINDINGS--OPTIONS.-- | 0012| A. The court shall decide whether to order | 0013| certification to district court within fifteen days after the | 0014| certification hearing is completed, unless additional time is | 0015| needed, in which case the court may extend the period up to | 0016| another fifteen days. If the court orders certification to | 0017| district court, the order shall contain, in writing, findings of | 0018| fact and conclusions of law as to why public safety is not | 0019| served by retaining the proceeding in the court. If the court | 0020| decides after a hearing not to order certification to district | 0021| court, the decision shall contain, in writing, findings of fact | 0022| and conclusions of law as to why certification to district court | 0023| is not ordered. | 0024| B. If the court judge decides not to order | 0025| certification of a child to district court, the court shall | 0001| designate the proceeding as an extended jurisdiction juvenile | 0002| prosecution and include in its decision written findings of fact | 0003| and conclusions of law as to why the retention of the proceeding | 0004| in the children's court serves public safety." | 0005| Section 14. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0006| enacted to read: | 0007| "[NEW MATERIAL] CERTIFICATION TO DISTRICT COURT FOR | 0008| PROSECUTION AS AN ADULT.-- | 0009| A. When a child who is at least fourteen years of | 0010| age is alleged to have committed an offense pursuant to | 0011| Subsection A or C of Section 4 of the Extended Jurisdiction | 0012| Juvenile Prosecution Act, the court may enter an order | 0013| certifying the proceeding to the district court for disposition. | 0014| B. It is presumed that a proceeding involving an | 0015| offense committed by a child will be certified to district court | 0016| if: | 0017| (1) the child was sixteen or seventeen years of | 0018| age at the time of the offense; and | 0019| (2) the delinquency petition alleges that the | 0020| child used a handgun in the commission of a felony offense. | 0021| C. If the court determines that probable cause | 0022| exists to believe the child committed the alleged offense, the | 0023| burden is on the child to rebut this presumption by | 0024| demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that retaining | 0025| the proceeding in the court serves public safety. If the court | 0001| finds that the child has not rebutted the presumption by clear | 0002| and convincing evidence, the court shall certify the child to | 0003| district court for prosecution as an adult." | 0004| Section 15. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0005| enacted to read: | 0006| "[NEW MATERIAL] CRIME OF VIOLENCE DEFINED.--As used in | 0007| the Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act, "crime of | 0008| violence" means: | 0009| A. shooting at a dwelling or an occupied building or | 0010| shooting at or from a motor vehicle, as provided in Section | 0011| 30-3-8 NMSA 1978; | 0012| B. unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school | 0013| premises, as provided in Section 30-7-2.1 NMSA 1978; | 0014| C. unlawful possession of a handgun as provided in | 0015| Section 30-7-2.2 NMSA 1978; | 0016| D. negligent use of a deadly weapon, as provided in | 0017| Section 30-7-4 NMSA 1978; | 0018| E. unlawful possession of a switchblade, as provided | 0019| in Section 30-7-8 NMSA 1978; | 0020| F. unlawful carrying of a replica firearm or BB gun | 0021| on school premises, as provided in Section 30-7-2.4 NMSA 1978; | 0022| and | 0023| G. unlawful transfer of a handgun, as provided in | 0024| Section 30-7-2.5 NMSA 1978." | 0025| Section 16. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0001| enacted to read: | 0002| "[NEW MATERIAL] ADJUDICATION OR CONVICTION OF A CRIME OF | 0003| VIOLENCE--PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF HANDGUNS.--A person who | 0004| was adjudicated delinquent for, or convicted as an extended | 0005| jurisdiction juvenile of, a crime of violence as provided in | 0006| Section 15 of the Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Act | 0007| is not entitled to ship, transport, possess or receive a handgun | 0008| until ten years have passed since the person was discharged and | 0009| during that time the person was not convicted of any other | 0010| felony offense. A person who has received a relief of | 0011| disability under United States Code, Title 18, Section 925, as | 0012| amended, is not subject to the restrictions of this section." | 0013| Section 17. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0014| enacted to read: | 0015| "[NEW MATERIAL] JUVENILE OFFENDERS--FAILURE TO | 0016| APPEAR.-- | 0017| A. A person who intentionally fails to appear for a | 0018| court disposition is guilty of a felony if: | 0019| (1) the person was prosecuted in court for an | 0020| offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult; | 0021| (2) the court made findings pursuant to an | 0022| admission in court or after trial; | 0023| (3) the person was released from custody on the | 0024| condition that the person appear in the court for a disposition | 0025| in connection with the offense; and | 0001| (4) the person was notified that failure to | 0002| appear is a criminal offense. | 0003| B. Whoever intentionally fails to appear for a | 0004| children's court disposition is guilty of a fourth degree felony | 0005| and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978." | 0006| Section 18. A new section of the Criminal Code, Section | 0007| 30-7-2.4 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: | 0008| "30-7-2.4. [NEW MATERIAL] UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A | 0009| REPLICA HANDGUN OR BB GUN ON SCHOOL PREMISES.-- | 0010| A. Unlawful carrying of a replica handgun or BB gun | 0011| on school premises consists of knowingly carrying a replica | 0012| handgun or BB gun on school premises. | 0013| B. As used in this section: | 0014| (1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or | 0015| ejects a shot measuring eighteen hundredths of an inch or less | 0016| in diameter; | 0017| (2) "replica handgun" means any object that | 0018| closely resembles a rifle, pistol or any type of weapon | 0019| manufactured to expel a projectile by the action of an | 0020| explosion; and | 0021| (3) "school premises" means: | 0022| (a) the buildings and grounds, including | 0023| playgrounds, playing fields and parking areas, and any school | 0024| bus of any public elementary, secondary, junior high or high | 0025| school in or on which school or school-related activities are | 0001| being operated under the supervision of a local school board; or | 0002| (b) any other public buildings or | 0003| grounds, including playing fields and parking areas that are not | 0004| school property, in or on which public school-related and | 0005| sanctioned activities are being performed. | 0006| C. Whoever commits unlawful possession of a replica | 0007| handgun or BB gun on school premises is guilty of a fourth | 0008| degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section | 0009| 31-18-15 NMSA 1978." | 0010| Section 19. A new section of the Criminal Code, Section | 0011| 30-7-2.5 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: | 0012| "30-7-2.5. [NEW MATERIAL] UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF A | 0013| HANDGUN--PENALTY.-- | 0014| A. Unlawful transfer of a handgun consists of: | 0015| (1) the transfer of a handgun to a person who | 0016| is less than nineteen years of age; or | 0017| (2) the transfer of a handgun to a person less | 0018| than nineteen years of age who has made a false statement in | 0019| order to become a transferee, if the transferor knows or has | 0020| reason to know the transferee has made the false statement. | 0021| B. Whoever commits unlawful transfer of a handgun to | 0022| a person under the age of nineteen is guilty of a fourth degree | 0023| felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA | 0024| 1978." | 0025| Section 20. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0001| provisions of this act is July 1, 1996. | 0002|  | 0003| | 0004| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0005| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FEBRUARY 9, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| Mr. President: | 0011| | 0012| Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| SENATE BILL 599 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT | 0017| TO HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NUMBER 34, and thence referred to the | 0018| PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| __________________________________ | 0001| SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Date ________________________ | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| S0599CC1 | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0016| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| February 12, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| SENATE BILL 599 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that | 0003| it DO PASS, and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| __________________________________ | 0010| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 5 | 0023| No: 0 | 0024| Excused: E. Jennings, Smith, Naranjo | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| S0599PA1 | 0004| | 0005| |