The photograph and fingerprints are to be kept in a central depository with the Missouri Highway Patrol. The Juvenile Officer is now required to file a motion to transfer the juvenile to the Court of General Jurisdiction whenever it is alleged a juvenile committed a murder, 1st degree, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault, forcible rape, forcible sodomy, first degree robbery, distribution of drugs or two or more unrelated felonies. The age of the juvenile has been lowered to 12 years whereby a juvenile could be sent to the adult system. The law permits the Judge to give to a juvenile committed to the Division of Youth Services a new specific period of time to be spent at a Division of Youth Services facility. Another part of the new law is to allow a juvenile who has been convicted in criminal court to be sent to the Division of Youth Services and at the age of 18 years be sent to the Departrnent of Corrections.
Victim are able to learn more about their own case.
They are allowed to attend court hearings and address the Court as to the effects of their victimization. The public will now be able to attend the trial and sentencing portion of hearings when it concems an A or B Felony, and if it is a C Felony and the juvenile has had two prior felony adjudications. The Dispositional Hearing takes place, after a finding by the court that the petition is true. The Deputy Juvenile Officer assigned to the case gives a report on the juvenile's social background and a recommendation as to the course of the juvenile. The juvenile can also give a recommendation as to the course of rehabilitation.