New York legal term
Youth in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Youth” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Youth” mean in New York criminal law?
"Youth" means a person charged with a crime alleged to have been committed when he was at least sixteen years old and less than nineteen years old or a person charged with being a juvenile offender as defined in subdivision forty-two of section 1.20 of this chapter. 2. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 720.10)
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