Official Text and Analysis.

Creates a Raise the Age Juvenile Justice Task Force to consider and provide recommendations regarding implementation of juvenile jurisdiction expansion to encompass persons 18 years old and 19 years old; maintains the current juvenile court jurisdiction maximum age limit to 17; and adds a clear and convincing evidence standard to overcome the presumption of individuals aged 8-12 years old of being incapable of committing crime.

Children under the age of 8 are incapable of committing a crime. Children 8 through 12 years old who are charged with any class C felony, gross misdemeanors, or misdemeanors are considered incapable of committing a crime. Children age 8 through 12 who are charged with any class A felony or any class B felony are presumed to be incapable of committing crime but the presumption of being incapable of committing a crime can be removed by proof.

Requires the raise the age juvenile justice task force to consider and provide recommendations regarding implementation of juvenile court jurisdiction's minimum age increase from age 8 to age 13 and restores the minimum age of the juvenile court jurisdiction to eight years of age.

Adds the following persons to the Task Force: • an individual representing the WSAC with expertise in county facilities; • an individual representing the DOH; • an individual representing the statewide organization representing public defense attorneys; • an individual representing the DCYF; • two individuals representing communities who have been impacted or served by the juvenile justice system; and • an individual from the medical community with expertise in adolescent brain development.