Adults or Kids? Online Extra April 2008 States have many ways to impose adult sanctions on juvenile offenders State | Judicial Waiver: Discretionary, Presumptive or Mandatory
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | Statutory Exclusion | Reverse Waiver | Once an Adult Always an Adult | Juvenile Blended Sentencing | Criminal Blended Sentencing | Alabama | Discretionary | | Yes | | Yes | | | Alaska | Discretionary, Presumptive | | Yes | | | Yes | | Arizona | Discretionary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Arkansas | Discretionary | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Cal. | Discretionary, Presumptive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Colorado | Discretionary, Presumptive | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Conn. | Mandatory | | | Yes | | Yes | | Delaware | Discretionary, Mandatory | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | DC | Discretionary, Presumptive | Yes | | | Yes | | | Florida | Discretionary | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Georgia | Discretionary, Mandatory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | Hawaii | Discretionary | | | | Yes | | | Idaho | Discretionary | | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Illinois | Discretionary, Presumptive, Mandatory | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Indiana | Discretionary, Mandatory | | Yes | | Yes | | | Iowa | Discretionary | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Kansas | Discretionary, Presumptive | | | | Yes | Yes | | KY | Discretionary, Mandatory | | | Yes | | | Yes | LA | Discretionary, Mandatory | Yes | Yes | | | | | Maine | Discretionary, Presumptive | | | | Yes | | | MD | Discretionary | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Mass. | | | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Michigan | Discretionary | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Minn. | Discretionary, Presumptive | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Miss. | Discretionary | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Missouri | Discretionary | | | | Yes | | Yes | Montana | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Nebraska | | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | Nevada | Discretionary, Presumptive | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | NH | Discretionary, Presumptive | | | | Yes | | | New Jersey | Discretionary, Presumptive, Mandatory | | | | | | | New Mexico | | | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | New York | | | Yes | Yes | | | | North Carolina | Discretionary, Mandatory | | | | Yes | | | North Dakota | Discretionary, Presumptive, Mandatory | | | | Yes | | | Ohio | Discretionary, Mandatory | | | | Yes | Yes | | OK | Discretionary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Oregon | Discretionary | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Penn. | Discretionary, Presumptive | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Rhode Island | Discretionary, Presumptive, Mandatory | | | | Yes | Yes | | South Carolina | Discretionary, Mandatory | | Yes | | | | | South Dakota | Discretionary | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Tenn. | Discretionary | | | Yes | Yes | | | Texas | Discretionary | | | | Yes | Yes | | Utah | Discretionary, Presumptive | | Yes | | Yes | | | Vermont | Discretionary | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Virginia | Discretionary, Mandatory | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Wash. | Discretionary | | Yes | | Yes | | | West Virginia | Discretionary, Mandatory | | | | | | Yes | WI | Discretionary | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | WY | Discretionary | Yes | | Yes | | | | Source: Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report.
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