Lowest Age of Criminal Responsibility/Criminal Court Jurisdiction, 1997

Age (years) 

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

*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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