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DEFINITION:
Under age of 18 (or 21).
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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Yes |
| AlbaniaAlbania | under 18 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| ArgentinaArgentina | ?? |
| ArmeniaArmenia | ?? |
| AustraliaAustralia | under 18 : must have minimum term set |
| AustriaAustria | under 16 : max. 10 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 15 years' imprisonment 18\u201320 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Yes |
| BelarusBelarus | Maximum 15 years |
| BelgiumBelgium | under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. detained till the age of 20 16\u201317 : max. 30 years' imprisonment |
| BelizeBelize | ?? |
| BoliviaBolivia | ?? |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | ?? |
| BrazilBrazil | ?? |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Maximum 12 years |
| CanadaCanada | Yes, but only when tried as adult, with lower parole eligibility date. |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | ?? |
| ChileChile | 14\u201315 : max. 5 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 10 years' imprisonment |
| ChinaChina | Yes |
| ColombiaColombia | ?? |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | ?? |
| CroatiaCroatia | No life imprisonment sentence |
| CubaCuba | Yes |
| CyprusCyprus | ?? |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 15\u201318 : max. 10 years' imprisonment |
| DenmarkDenmark | Maximum 16 years |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 13\u201315 : max. 5 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 8 years' imprisonment |
| EcuadorEcuador | ?? |
| EgyptEgypt | Yes |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | ?? |
| EstoniaEstonia | Maximum length 10 years |
| FinlandFinland | under 18 : max. 15 years' imprisonment under 21 : minimum 10 years for parole request |
| FranceFrance | under 16 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| GermanyGermany | 10 years |
| GreeceGreece | Maximum 20 years |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | No |
| HondurasHonduras | ?? |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Must have minimum term set |
| HungaryHungary | under 18 : max. 15 years' imprisonment |
| IcelandIceland | Maximum 10 years |
| IndiaIndia | Yes |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | ?? |
| IraqIraq | Yes |
| IrelandIreland | ?? |
| IsraelIsrael | Yes |
| ItalyItaly | under 16 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| JamaicaJamaica | ?? |
| JapanJapan | Yes |
| JordanJordan | Yes |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Maximum 20 years |
| KiribatiKiribati | ?? |
| KosovoKosovo | ?? |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | ?? |
| LaosLaos | ?? |
| LatviaLatvia | ?? |
| LebanonLebanon | Yes |
| LithuaniaLithuania | ?? |
| MacauMacau | ?? |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | ?? |
| MexicoMexico | ?? |
| MoroccoMorocco | Yes |
| NepalNepal | ?? |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. 12 months imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 24 months imprisonment |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | under 18 : must have minimum term set |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | ?? |
| NigeriaNigeria | No life imprisonment sentence |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | Yes |
| NorwayNorway | No life imprisonment sentence, people over age of 15 can be sentenced by normal laws or to child protection |
| PakistanPakistan | ?? |
| PanamaPanama | ?? |
| ParaguayParaguay | ?? |
| PeruPeru | ?? |
| PolandPoland | under 18 : max. 25 years' imprisonment |
| PortugalPortugal | ?? |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Yes |
| Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. | ?? |
| RomaniaRomania | Under 18: max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| RussiaRussia | under 18 : max. 10 years' imprisonment |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Yes |
| SerbiaSerbia | ?? |
| SingaporeSingapore | Prisoner detained at the President's discretion |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | under 14 : no imprisonment 14\u201317 : max. 15 years' imprisonment |
| SloveniaSlovenia | ?? |
| SomaliaSomalia | Yes |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | ?? |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | Maximum 10 years (for certain violent crimes 20 years) |
| SpainSpain | ?? |
| SwedenSweden | under 21 : no life imprisonment |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | under 15 : no imprisonment 15\u201317 : max. 4 years' imprisonment |
| SyriaSyria | Yes |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Yes |
| TunisiaTunisia | Yes |
| TurkeyTurkey | Maximum 24 years |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Yes |
| UkraineUkraine | Maximum 15 years |
| United StatesUnited States | Yes ( de jure ) |
| UruguayUruguay | ?? |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | Maximum 10 years |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | ?? |
| VietnamVietnam | under 16 : max. 14 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 18 years' imprisonment |