transfer statute

TRANSFER STATUTE

TRANSFER STATUTE transfer statute. A provision that allows or mandates the trial of a juvenile as an adult in a criminal court for a criminal act. ? Every state has some form of transfer statute. The Supreme Court has held that a juvenile cannot be transferred to criminal court under a discretionary statute ¡°without ceremony […]

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transfer statute

transfer statute A provision that allows or mandates the trial of a juvenile as an adult in a criminal court for a criminal act. ? Every state has some form of transfer statute. The Supreme Court has held that a juvenile cannot be transferred to criminal court under a discretionary statute ¡°without ceremony ¡ª without

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