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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