ESSB 5974 — Concerning the disposition of unenforceable legal financial obligations other than restitution imposed by a court or an agent of the court against a juvenile prior to July 1, 2023.

What this bill does

Renders any judgments against a juvenile for legal financial obligations other than restitution that were imposed before July 1, 2023 (which are unenforceable), null and void, and considered satisfied and paid in full by July 1, 2027, according to a detailed schedule. Allows the presiding judge of a superior court to establish an administrative process to waive outstanding debt for uncollectable juvenile legal financial obligations other than restitution. Allows a superior court clerk to seek a judicial order to waive outstanding uncollectable juvenile legal financial obligations other than restitution.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 22, 2024
  66 yea · 27 nay · 5 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 31, 2024
  42 yea · 6 nay · 1 not voting

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