AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR NONJUDICIAL ADJUDICATION OF A DELINQUENCY COMPLAINT.

SB 203 restores eligibility requirements for juveniles to have delinquency complaints handled nonjudicially (outside court), reversing a 2023 change. It makes juveniles ineligible if they: committed serious offenses (like felonies, drug sales, or firearm use), have prior delinquency adjudications or admissions, were on probation when accused, or if the case requires judicial intervention. A judicial authority may waive these restrictions. The bill directly affects juveniles accused of specific offenses and shifts authority back to pre-2023 standards for nonjudicial handling.