AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELINQUENCY AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING CHILDREN.
- Introduced Mar 8, 2023
- In committee Mar 8, 2023
- Withdrawn
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or older. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or detained pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions, and aligns other language in Title 10 with the limitations on transfer of children from Family to Superior Court.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
- HouseTabled in Committee
- HouseStricken in House
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 16 Democrats.
- NO Nnamdi O. ChukwuochaD Primary sponsor · District 1
- BT Bryan TownsendD Joint sponsor · District 11
From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.