Juvenile Court

 In Illinois no statute specifies the youngest age at which a youth can be adjudicated delinquent. Juvenile court has jurisdiction over offenses alleged to have been committed prior to a youth's 18th birthday; after age 18, the youth is charged in adult court.   Anyone 17 years old or under is a child according to Illinois law, but not every child charged with a crime goes to juvenile court. In very serious crimes, youths over 15 can be tried in adult criminal court. It is frightening and stressful when your child is involved in the juvenile justice system.#juvenilelaw, #juvenile

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