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A juvenile is any person who is not yet an adult. In most states and the District of Columbia, individuals under 18 years of age are considered juveniles.

Generally, youths under age 16 are not criminally responsible for their conduct unless they commit specified violent crimes. Cases involving nonviolent youths under age 16 are disposed of in juvenile, instead of criminal, court.

The juvenile offender must be at least 14 years old. On/after 16 and alleged to have committed act that would constitute felony if committed by adult under certain circumstances.

In the United States the age varies between states, being as low as 6 years in North Carolina and as high as 12 years in California, Massachusetts, and Utah, at least for most crimes; 11 years is the minimum age for federal crimes.

Definitions of Age Matrix Terms: StateCivil Age of MajorityAge of Criminal Responsibility/Majority Connecticut 18 18 Delaware 18 ranges between ages 14-16 depending on the specific charge District of Columbia 18 18 Florida 18 1648 more rows

A: On a national level, there is no youngest age to go to juvenile court. The United States has not set a minimum age for juvenile court jurisdiction, and neither have twenty-eight states. However, California is one of the few to have done so—the state's minimum age is 12.

A "juvenile" is a person who has not attained his eighteenth birthday, and "juvenile delinquency" is the violation of a law of the United States committed by a person prior to his eighteenth birthday which would have been a crime if committed by an adult.

California has a "Romeo and Juliet" law that provides some leniency in cases involving minors who are close in age. If both individuals engaging in sexual activity are minors and the age difference is three years or less, it may be considered a misdemeanor offense rather than a felony.