California: A juvenile in California is a child under the age of 18. Any child over 14 years of age can be tried in adult criminal court if crime involved murder, rape, or armed robbery.
New York: A juvenile in the State of New York is anyone under the age of 16 and at least 7 years old. Children 13-15 can be tried as an adult in New York if serious crimes have been committed.
Illinois: In the state of Illinois a juvenile is a child under the age of 17. Anyone 13 years old and above can be tried as an adult if he or she has previous criminal record. Juveniles of the age of 15 and 16 are immediately tried as an adult if the crime they committed involved murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and armed robbery with a firearm.
Florida: In Florida the juvenile age is under 18. In Florida prosecutors are allowed to determine whether the juvenile will be tried as an adult not a judge. To be waived over into adult court juveniles must be at least 14 years old
Texas: In Texas the juvenile age bracket is 10-under 18. The waiver age to transfer juveniles to adult court is the minimum age of 14.
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