Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM, CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
November 10, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03279 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM, CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2004 |
| ABSTRACT : "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2004." The bill establishes a comprehensive juvenile justice system that focuses on the accountability of the offender, the impact of the crime on the victim and the community, and the ways in which offenders can repair the harm they have done. It increases the age of criminal responsibility from 9 to 12 years old. It exempts minors from the penalties of crimes such as prostitution, mendicancy, vagrancy and curfew, among others. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DATUMANONG, SIMEON A. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-11-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Villar (059 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05065 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2004-11-16 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2004." The bill establishes a comprehensive juvenile justice system that focuses on the accountability of the offender, the impact of the crime on the victim and the community, and the ways in which offenders can repair the harm they have done. It increases the age of criminal responsibility from 9 to 12 years old. It exempts minors from the penalties of crimes such as prostitution, mendicancy, vagrancy and curfew, among others.
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