2011 House Bill 4555 ↩

Senate Roll Call 876: Passed

To establish statutory definitions, procedures, presumptions, standards and other details related to juvenile competency in criminal trials and other legal matters involving juveniles. Among other things, the bill would establish a presumption that a juvenile age 10 or older is competent to be tried for a criminal offence, unless a relevant party raises the issue; and establish protocols for determining competency.