Juvenile Delinquency
In Connecticut, Juvenile Courts handle cases for children between the ages of 10-18 who have been charged with a crime. Children under the age of ten cannot be arrested or referred to the juvenile court as delinquent. Delinquent is what the court calls a child who has been adjudicated for a crime in juvenile court |
If you are 16 or 17 years old and charged with certain motor vehicle offenses your case will be heard in adult court. Most of the time this is okay because the punishment is usually just a fine and a conviction does not create a permanent criminal record. If there is a chance that a motor vehicle case could result in jail time, you or your lawyer can ask the judge to move the motor vehicle case to juvenile court. |