Juvenile courts would oversee covered cases until people turn 25

Juvenile courts would have authority over covered juvenile cases. This rule covers people found responsible for juvenile crimes or traffic offenses before age 18 and applies to those findings. Court orders could end sooner or follow a different time limit required by law. The court's authority under this age rule would end at the person's 25th birthday.

The Department of Youth Services would house people serving felony prison sentences. People must be under 25 when their sentence is carried out. A sentence ending, release, lawful transfer, or lack of space could end the stay. Adult corrections would take over any remaining sentence at 25, or sooner if rule violations lead Youth Services to find the person dangerous to themselves or others. The text does not clearly resolve whether convictions before the bill takes effect would qualify.