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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