An Act to prevent the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications

This bill (HD 949) prevents juvenile court findings from being used to trigger mandatory minimum sentences for adults or juveniles. It amends Massachusetts sentencing laws (specifically Sections 52, 54, 58, 10, and 10G of Chapter 269) to clarify that juvenile adjudications - such as delinquency findings or youth offender rulings - cannot count as prior convictions for sentencing enhancements. The bill also requires courts to re-sentence individuals currently serving time based on such juvenile records, without increasing their sentence length. It directly affects people with juvenile records who face enhanced penalties under current law, including those on probation or parole.