| Statutory Exclusion: 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 |
|
Alabama |
|
|
16 |
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
16 |
|
|
|
Arizona |
8 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Delaware |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida |
|
NS |
|
|
|
NS/16** |
|
|
|
|
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
13 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
|
Illinois |
|
|
15 |
|
13/15** |
15 |
|
15 |
15 |
|
Indiana |
|
|
16 |
|
16 |
16 |
|
16 |
16 |
|
Iowa |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
16 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
|
|
|
15 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Maryland |
7 |
|
|
14 |
16 |
16 |
|
|
16 |
|
Massachusetts |
7 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota |
10 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mississippi |
10 |
|
13/17** |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montana |
|
|
|
|
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
|
Nevada |
|
NS |
|
|
NS |
16 |
|
|
16 |
|
New Mexico |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
New York |
7 |
|
|
|
13/14** |
14 |
14 |
|
|
|
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oregon |
|
|
|
|
15 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania |
10 |
|
|
|
NS/15** |
15 |
|
|
|
|
South Carolina |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Dakota |
10 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utah |
|
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vermont |
10 |
|
|
|
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
|
|
Washington |
|
|
|
|
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
|
|
Wisconsin |
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
NS |
|
|
|
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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