(Delegate Dave Marsden carried this bill on behalf of VJJA and the VA Juvenile Justice Coalition. See quotes from Delegate Marsden and others below)
HB 3007 JUVENILE CERTIFICATION;
ONLY CERTIFIED UPON CONVICTION. Patron: Dave W. Marsden
Juvenile conviction in circuit court. Provides that the juvenile court is precluded from taking jurisdiction over a juvenile for subsequent offenses only if the juvenile is convicted as an adult. Under current law once a juvenile is tried or treated as an adult for an offense the juvenile court is precluded from taking jurisdiction for subsequent offenses.
01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 079819390
02/02/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
02/06/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/15/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
02/19/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/19/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3007ER)
03/01/07 House: Signed by Speaker
03/04/07 Senate: Signed by President
03/09/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/07)
03/14/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
"House Bill 3007 was truly a team effort between Professor Melissa Goemann, Director of the Juvenile Law and Policy Clinic of the University of Richmond, Beth Stinnett, President of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA) and the Juvenile Justice Coalition. It represents one of the few times in recent years that the trend toward the expansion of trying juveniles as adults has been reversed. Fundamentally, this piece of legislation was about fairness; the idea that a juvenile found not guilty should continue to be treated as an adult was wrong and every member of the General Assembly present agreed. Governor Kaine did as well, as he signed HB 3007 into law on March 9th. There is much more to be done to make our juvenile justice system as fair and effective as it should be."
The Honorable Dave W. Marsden, Delegate, 41st District
“This was my first legislative season serving as VJJA President and I am proud that we came away with a victory. It was great to partner with the University of Richmond Law Clinic and the Virginia Coalition for Juvenile Justice, both groups that like VJJA, have a long history of advocating for court-involved children. We are also lucky as a group to have a friend and supporter in Delegate Marsden. I hope that we can all continue to work together to champion legislation that makes sense for children.”
Beth Mohler Stinnett, President, Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA)
“We were proud to work with Del. Dave Marsden and VJJA on HB 3007. Del. Marsden really understood the serious consequences to youth who are tried as adults and the need to make the transfer process as fair as possible. This was a good first step towards improving that process. The support of a large, well-established organization like VJJA that is composed of professionals working in all aspects of the juvenile justice system in Virginia was invaluable. We look forward to future collaborative efforts with Del. Marsden and VJJA to ensure that Virginia’s youth are treated justly.”
Melissa Coretz Goemann, Director, University of Richmond Juvenile Law & Policy Clinic and Co-chair, Virginia Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Interested in serving on the Legislative Committee or have ideas for the '08 session? Contact VJJA President Beth Stinnett at 804.786.0486 or president@vjja.org.
