SB 2540: JUVENILE JUSTICE; MINORS; FEES; FINES; COURT COSTS; PENALTIES; PROHIBITED; COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-18: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Prohibits the assessment of any fees, fines, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed before the effective date of the Act. Encourages the use of community service and other programs that employ aina-based principles. Repeals certain penalties imposed on parents, guardians, or other persons associated with unaccompanied children in streets and unmarried minors in dance halls. Effective 7/1/2027. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
5MINSenate Standing Committee on Education
5MINSenate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
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