AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 AND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE JUVENILE CIVIL CITATION PROGRAM.

This Act requires a peace officer to consider issuing a juvenile civil citation to a qualified juvenile offender who would otherwise be charged only with specified offenses, and requires that if the peace officer decides not to issue a civil citation and instead charges the juvenile with a crime, the peace officer must document the reason in DELJIS. This Act also requires each law enforcement agency to submit an annual report to the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission about its use of juvenile civil citations. Finally, this Act requires that training on the Juvenile Civil Citation Program be included as part of a police officer’s mandatory training every 2 years.

Voted 8/20/2025View source

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8/20/2025Signed by Governor
6/30/2025Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
6/30/2025Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
6/30/2025Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
6/30/2025Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
6/26/2025Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
6/26/2025Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
6/25/2025Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
6/20/2025Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
6/18/2025Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits