Provided by the Ohio State Bar Associations “Law You Can Use” (www.ohiobar.org/pub/lycu) Back to top Juvenile Law Click on a question to view the answer Show all Juvenile FAQs Hide all Juvenile FAQs At what age can a child be tried as an adult in Ohio and what is the process?
A child, defined as a person under age 18, can be tried as an adult only if the child was age 14 or older at the time of the offense. Nearly all such cases begin in juvenile court with a felony charge. The court must conduct hearings and make certain determinations before the child can be transferred to another court for trial. The process is sometimes referred to as bindover, transfer, waiver, or relinquishment proceedings. In some cases, the child must be tried as an adult. In others, the child can be tried as an adult only if the court orders it.
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