Juvenile; sentencing when tried as an adult.

Sentencing of juvenile tried as adult. Providesthat a court, in the case of a juvenile tried as an adult and convictedof a felony, may depart from any mandatory minimum sentence requiredby law, suspend any portion of an otherwise applicable sentence,or deal with the juvenile in the same manner as a case in the juvenilecourt if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that thevictim of the felony offense trafficked the juvenile in violationof human trafficking laws, sexually assaulted or abused the juvenilewithin one year of the commission of the felony offense, or sexuallyassaulted or abused the juvenile, causing such juvenile to be anabused or neglected child. The bill also requires the court, whensentencing a juvenile as an adult, to consider the juvenile's exposureto adverse childhood experiences, early childhood trauma, or anychild welfare agency and the differences between juvenile and adultoffenders, including the diminished culpability of juveniles. Afterconsidering such factors, the court may reduce or suspend any mandatory minimum sentence or maximum period of incarceration prescribed bylaw that the juvenile is required to serve by not more than 50 percentif the court determines that such reduction is appropriate in relationto the juvenile's age, the juvenile's prospects for rehabilitation,or any other mitigating factors.