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At what age can a child be charged as an adult with a crime in NC?
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∙ 12y ago
Unless they've changed the law recently, all 16 and 17-year-olds arrested for any offense in NC, are automatically tried as adults. They can be tried as adults at a younger age (13, I believe), depending on the severity of the crime.
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∙ 15y ago
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Being charged with a crime does not make one an adult.
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At what age can a tennager be charged for stealing?
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How old do you have to be to be charged with a felony in Arkansas?
From my understanding there is no age limit to being charged with a felony and you can be charged as an adult for any serious crime above the age of thirteen in most jurisdictions.
Are you an adult at the age of seventeen in Tennessee?
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What is the juvenile age for felonies in nc?
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What would happen if a minor killed someone?
He could be charged as a minor (juvenile) or as an adult for the crime, based on his age and severity of the offense.
If an under age child at age of 15 who is married in North Carolina commit's a crime but is not charged until the age of 16 as a felon does it always stay on their record?
Yes, because your marriage status confers upon you the status of an emancipted minor and places you in the legal status of an adult.
In New York State what is the youngest age that a child can be charged with a violent crime?
13 years old for murder 14 for kidnapping
Is a 16 year old impregnated by an adult boyfriend with parental consent legal and can the male adult still get charged?
Parents can not give legal consent for their minor child to have sex. The minor must have reached age of consent in the state. If the child was below age of consent and the parents knew they had sex, they can be charged with aiding to statutory rape.
Can you be charged as an adult at 17 in Louisiana for a crime?
Yes. In Louisiana your adult criminal record begins with your seventeenth birthday. Unless you have the arrest expunged it will be included on a background check.
