| Presumptive Waiver: Minimum Age and Offense Criteria, 1997 |
|
State |
Lower Age* |
Any Criminal Offense |
Certain Felonies |
Capitol Crimes |
Murder |
Certain Offenses |
|
Person Offenses |
Property Offenses |
Drug Offenses |
Weapon Offenses |
|
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
NS |
|
|
|
|
Arizona |
8 |
|
16 Ð |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California |
|
|
16 |
|
14/16** |
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
|
Colorado** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
District of Columbia |
|
15 |
|
|
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
|
Illinois |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas |
10 |
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
14 |
14 |
|
Minnesota |
10 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
New Hampshire |
|
|
15 |
|
15 |
15 |
|
15 |
|
|
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
|
North Dakota |
|
|
14 |
|
14 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania |
10 |
|
14 |
|
15 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Rhode Island** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utah |
|
|
16 |
|
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
16 |
Note: "NS" indicates "none specified."
*"Lower age" refers to the minimum age below which the juvenile court has no jurisdiction for delinquency matters.
By court rule.
**See appendix for more detail on State provisions.
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| Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Court: An Analysis of State Transfer Provisions |
December 1998 |
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