Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB458: TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR DURING A TRANSFER OR SENTENCING HEARING
Status: Chaptered, April 23, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to require a court to consider the impact of factors such as trauma and involvement with the child welfare system on a person who committed a crime as a minor during a transfer or sentencing hearing; and for other purposes. subtitle to require a court to consider the impact of factors such as trauma and involvement with the child welfare system on a person who committed a crime as a minor during a transfer or sentencing hearing.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR DURING A TRANSFER OR SENTENCING HEARING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR DURING A TRANSFER OR SENTENCING HEARING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 9-27-318(g), concerning what a court is required to consider in a hearing on the transfer of a delinquency matter to a criminal division of circuit court, is amended to read as follows: (g) In the transfer hearing, the court shall consider all of the following factors: (1) The seriousness of the alleged offense and whether the protection of society requires prosecution in the criminal division of circuit court; (2) Whether the alleged offense was committed in an aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner; (3) Whether the offense was against a person or property, with *LJH184* 04-09-2025 11:39:30 LJH184 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 H4/9/25 SB458 greater weight being given to offenses against persons, especially if personal injury resulted; (4) The culpability …