A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide that persons accused of committing Federal felonies who have attained the age of fifteen years shall be tried as adults, and to require the several States, the District of Columbia, and other territories and possessions of the United States to treat all felony offenders alike who have attained the age of fifteen years.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to redefine "juvenile delinquency" for purposes of Federal court proceedings and subsequent treatment as: (1) the commission of a felony by an individual under the age of 15; or (2) the commission of any other crime by an individual under the age of 18 (currently, commission of any crime by an individual under age 18). Directs the State to treat as adult offenders all persons who have attained 15 years of age and have committed a violation of State law for which imprisonment over one year may be imposed.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 February 1983

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