| Lowest Age of Criminal Responsibility/Criminal Court Jurisdiction, 1997 |
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Age (years) |
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7 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
|
Oklahoma* |
Nevada
Washington** |
Colorado |
Oregon |
Georgia
Illinois
New Hampshire
New York |
California
Idaho
New Jersey
Texas
Utah |
|
No Specific Lowest Age |
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Indiana
|
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
|
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
|
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
|
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*For youth ages 7 to 14, the State must prove that, at the time of the act, the youth knew it was wrong.
**Youth ages 8 to 12 are presumed incapable of committing a crime.
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| Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Court: An Analysis of State Transfer Provisions |
December 1998 |
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