Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Court: An Analysis of State Transfer Provisions

Lowest Age for Original Juvenile Court Jurisdiction in Delinquency Matters, 1997

Age (years)

North Carolina

Maryland
Massachusetts
New York

Arizona

Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
Wisconsin

No Specified Lowest Age

Alabama
Alaska
California
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii

Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Montana

Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma

Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Court: An Analysis of State Transfer Provisions December 1998