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Nebraska
In 2014, the Nebraska legislature passed LB 464, which raised the minimum age at which a prosecutor could direct file a youth to adult court for a felony offense.50 Prior to 2014, a prosecutor could file a felony case against any child under the age of eighteen in adult court without permission from a juvenile court judge. Now, prosecutors have the discretion to file felony charges in adult court against children who are fourteen years old or older.
Colorado
In 2012, Colorado passed House Bill 1271, which raised the minimum age of prosecutorial discretion from fourteen to sixteen years old. The bill also limited the types of offenses for which sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds could be eligible for direct file to serious felonies.51 If the adult court determines there is no probable cause that a direct file eligible offense occurred, or if the direct file eligible offense is dismissed, the case must be sent back to the juvenile court.
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