§ 143B-812.  Annual report on complaints against certain juveniles.

The Juvenile Justice Section of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety no later than March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, on all complaints received against a juvenile less than 10 years of age, but at least 6 years of age.

The report shall include the following information about the complaints and the juveniles against whom the complaints were made:

(1) A summary containing the following information about all complaints filed since the last report:

a. The total number of complaints.

b. The offenses alleged in the complaints, organized by class of offense.

c. The age of the juveniles at the time of the offense.

d. The number of complaints that resulted in a juvenile consultation.

e. The number of complaints that resulted in juvenile court jurisdiction for delinquency, including a breakdown of the number of those complaints that were handled through diversion and the number that led to the filing of a delinquency petition.

f. The number of juveniles receiving a juvenile consultation that have previously received juvenile consultation services.

(2) A detailed listing of all complaints filed since the last report, with any identifying information removed, containing the following information for each complaint:

a. The age of the juvenile.

b. The offenses, including class of offense, allegedly committed by the juvenile.

c. The initial determination by the juvenile court counselor to treat the complaint as a vulnerable juvenile complaint or a delinquent juvenile complaint.

d. If the juvenile is a vulnerable juvenile, whether the juvenile received juvenile consultation services.

e. If the juvenile is a vulnerable juvenile, whether the juvenile has received juvenile consultation services for a previous complaint.

f. If the juvenile is alleged delinquent, whether the juvenile was diverted or a petition alleging delinquency was filed. (2021-123, s. 7; 2021-167, s. 2.4(a).)