MODEL PENAL CODE ANNOTATED
 

MODEL PENAL CODE

 
Section 6.05. Young Adult Offenders.

  (1) Specialized Correctional Treatment.  A young adult offender is a person convicted of a crime who, at the time of sentencing, is sixteen but less than twenty-two years of age.  A young adult offender who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may exceed thirty days [alternatives:  (1) ninety days;  (2) one year] shall be committed to the custody of the Division of Young Adult Correction of the Department of Correction, and shall receive, as far as practicable, such special and individualized correctional and rehabilitative treatment as may be appropriate to his needs.

  (2) Special Term.  A young adult offender convicted of a felony may, in lieu of any other sentence of imprisonment authorized by this Article, be sentenced to a special term of imprisonment without a minimum and with a maximum of four years, regardless of the degree of the felony involved, if the Court is of the opinion that such special term is adequate for his correction and rehabilitation and will not jeopardize the protection of the public.
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Section 6.09. Sentence of Imprisonment for Misdemeanors and Petty Misdemeanors;  Extended Terms.

  (1) In the cases designated in Section 7.04, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor may be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment, as follows:

    (a) in the case of a misdemeanor, for a term the minimum of which shall be fixed by the Court at not more than one year and the maximum of which shall be  three years;

    (b) in the case of a petty misdemeanor, for a term the minimum of which shall be fixed by the Court at not more than six months and the maximum of which shall be two years.

  (2) No such sentence for an extended term shall be imposed unless:

    (a) the Director of Correction has certified that there is an institution in the Department of Correction, or in a county, city [or other appropriate political subdivision of the State] which is appropriate for the detention and correctional treatment of such misdemeanants or petty misdemeanants, and that such institution is available to receive such commitments;  and

    (b) the [Board of Parole] [Parole Administrator] has certified that the Board of Parole is able to visit such institution and to assume responsibility for the release of such prisoners on parole and for their parole supervision.