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It depends on your state's law and the desires of the prosecutor. The state's law will define what age a person is a juvenile or an adult. If your state defines an adult at the age of 17 then you can be charged as an adult.
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Can your 13 year old be charged with indecent exposure?
Yes, he can be charged as Juvenile Offender. Although yonger than an adult - at 13 years old he is past "the age of reason."
If a 15 year old is dating a 19 year old but her parents did not know can the 19 year old be charged with contributing to a minor?
The 15 year old is a minor. The 19 year old is an adult and can be charged with rape of the 15 year old even if she consents. This will stay with that person the REST of his life on his record.
What happens to a 17 year old caught shoplifting in Virginia?
Fines, jail time, police record that can affect possible education and employment opportunities. * Probation and restitution. All juvenile records are either sealed or expunged when the minor reaches the state's legal age of majority, if the minor was not adjudicated as an adult.
In Missouri can an 18-year-old be charged with assault on a minor if he is in a physical altercation with a 17-year-old?
It depends upon the circumstances of the physical encounter. If the minor initiated the fight then the young adult would simply be defending themselves. Missouri as most US states can charge and prosecute a 17-year-old as an adult if the situation warrants.
Can an 18 year old be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor?
yes you can.
Can a 17 year old be charged as an adult in a hit and run?
A 17 year-old may be charged as an adult in felony cases in most states, yes.
Can a 17 year old be charged for assault on a 16 year old if he started it in the state of Missouri?
Yes, they can be charged with assault. They may even be charged as an adult.
At what age can a tennager be charged for stealing?
A teenage can be charged with stealing at any age! Can he be charged as an adult? Perhaps, especially if he is a repeat offender. Juveniles very rarely get charged as an adult for stealing. But the age of 18, still albeit a teenage year, is the magic age-- one in which he becomes an adult, and therefore is charged as an adult for any crime he commits.
Can a 17 year old be charged as an adult for criminal mischief in Iowa?
Can he or she be charged as an adult? yes. Will he or she be charged as an adult, that's something ONLY the judge can answer. Its up to the judge to decide that so hope that he is merciful. But its not likely on a charge like that. sense its not a felony i doubt he gets tried as an adult.
If an 18 year old is charged with threat and intimadation with a deadly weapon?
(in the US) An 18 year old is considered to be legally an adult and will be charged and prosecuted as such.
How can an 11yr old child be charged as an adult?
If the crime committed can be considered a crime only an adult would commit then the 11 year old can be charged as an adult. For example intentional murder. But this is strictly up to the judge.
Can a 17 year old date a 25 year old in Mississippi?
No the 17 year old is a minor and the 25 year old is an adult. The adult could be charged with rape and abuse if sex is involved.
Can a 20 year old male have a his 16 year old girlfriend move in with him in Iowa?
No. The 16 year old is a minor while the 20 year old is an adult. The adult can be charged with rape of a minor.
Can an eighteen year oldbe arrested for getting your sixteen year old pregnant in KY?
yes you can you are concidered an adult and you can be charged for that
Can a 17 year old move in with a 20 year old with parental consent in Virginia?
No. At 17 you are still a minor. The 20 year old is an adult and can be charged with rape of a minor. You will not be an adult until 18.
Can an 18 year old male charged with enticing a minor qualify for youthful offender status?
No... An 18 year old is an adult
What are you now able to do as a 17 year old that you couldn't do at 16?
You can now be charged criminally as an adult in several states.
