last updated: February 2022
7 States
Age 11-13
15 States
Age 10
2 States
Age 8
26 States
no Age limits
Recent Legislation
2021
Delaware
Set the minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 12 (previously there was no age limit)
New York
Raised the minimum age of prosecution from age 7 to age 12
New Hampshire
Set the minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 13, except for violent crimes (previously there was no age limit)
Connecticut
Raised the minimum age of prosecution from age 7 to age 10
North Carolina
Raised the minimum age of prosecution from age 6 to age 8
