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Current through October 23, 2012
For purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "Committed youth offender" means an individual committed pursuant to this subchapter.
(2) "Conviction" means the judgment on a verdict or a finding of guilty, a plea of guilty, or a plea of no contest.
(3) "Court" means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(4) "District" means the District of Columbia.
(5) "Treatment" means corrective and preventive guidance and training designed to protect the public by correcting the antisocial tendencies of youth offenders.
(6) "Youth offender" means a person less than 22 years old convicted of a crime other than murder, first degree murder that constitutes an act of terrorism, and second degree murder that constitutes an act of terrorism.
(Dec. 7, 1985, D.C. Law 6-69, § 2, 32 DCR 4587; June 8, 2001, D.C. Law 13-302, § 9(a), 47 DCR 7249; Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-194, § 157, 49 DCR 5306.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-801.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-302, in par. (1), deleted "for treatment in the District of Columbia" following "this subchapter".
D.C. Law 14-194 rewrote par. (6) which had read as follows:
"(6) 'Youth offender' means a person less than 22 years old convicted of a crime other than murder."
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 9(a) of the Sentencing Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-410, August 11, 2000, 47 DCR 7271).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see §§ 9(a) and 11 of the Sentencing Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 13-462, November 7, 2000, 47 DCR 9443).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 9(a) of Sentencing Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-2, February 2, 2001, 48 DCR 2239).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 9(a) of Sentencing Reform Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-51, May 2, 2001, 48 DCR 4370).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 6-69, the "Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 1985," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 6-47, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 25, 1985 and July 9, 1985, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 29, 1985, it was assigned Act No. 6-72 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
For Law 13-302, see notes following § 24-403.01.
Law 14-194, the "Omnibus Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-373, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on April 9, 2002, and May 7, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 3, 2002, it was assigned Act No. 14-380 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-194 became effective on October 17, 2002.
