Direct File: 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 |
Arizona |
8 |
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas |
10 |
|
14/16** |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
|
14 |
Colorado |
10 |
|
14/16** |
|
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
14 |
District of Columbia |
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
Florida |
|
16** |
16 |
NS |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
14 |
Georgia |
|
|
|
NS |
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana |
10 |
|
|
|
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
Massachusetts |
7 |
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
Michigan |
|
|
14 |
|
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
Montana |
|
|
|
|
12/16** |
12/16** |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Nebraska |
|
16 |
NS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
|
15 |
15/16** |
15/16** |
16 |
15 |
Vermont |
10 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
14 |
14 |
|
|
|
Wyoming |
|
17 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: "NS" indicates "none specified."
*"Lower age" refers to the minimum age below which the juvenile court has no jurisdiction for delinquency matters.
**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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