71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. HB 2355
 
LC 436/HB 2355-A3
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2355
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                             May 30
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, after ' ORS'
insert '419C.261 and'.
  On page 2, after line 45, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + } ORS 419C.261 is amended to read:
  ' 419C.261. (1) { + (a) + } The court, on motion of an
interested party or on its own motion, may at any time direct
that the petition be amended. If the amendment results in a
substantial departure from the facts originally alleged, the
court shall grant such continuance as the interests of justice
may require.
  '  { +  (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection,
if the petition alleges that the youth has committed an act that
would constitute a sex crime, as defined in ORS 181.594, if
committed by an adult, the court may not direct that the petition
be amended unless the district attorney and the juvenile
department consent to the amendment. + }
  ' (2) The court may set aside or dismiss a petition filed under
ORS 419C.005 in furtherance of justice after considering the
circumstances of the youth and the interests of the state in the
adjudication of the petition.'.
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