2003 House Bill 5240 ↩

Senate Roll Call 551: Passed

To not allow "youthful trainee" status to be granted to minors guilty of certain sex crimes with persons under age 16 or age 13, depending on the offence. "Youthful Trainee" status allows a person between the age of 17 and 20 who pleads guilty to a criminal offense, other than serious felonies, to serve a sentence, and then have the proceedings dismissed without having a criminal conviction record, and with no civil disability or loss of right or privilege.) The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 4920, which allows juveniles guilty of certain age-related consensual sex offenses to petition for exemption from the public sex offender.