Juvenile records; DJJ to provide information in an investigation of a criminal street gang. (HB1121)

Introduced By

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock)

Description

Juvenile records; gang information; exceptions to confidentiality.  Places an affirmative duty on the Department of Juvenile Justice to provide information to law-enforcement that may aid in initiating or furthering an investigation of a criminal street gang. The bill also requires, rather than allows, the Department or locally operated court services unit to release to law enforcement information on a juvenile's criminal street gang involvement and the criminal street gang-related activity of others and to include the identity of or identifying information of the juvenile. Locally designated gang coordinators and task forces are added as authorized recipients of such information.   View Full Text »

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