What is a delinquent juvenile?
The North Carolina Juvenile Code defines a delinquent juvenile as any juvenile who, while at least 6 years of age but not yet 16, commits an offense that would be a crime under state law or under an ordinance of local government, including violation of the motor vehicle laws, if committed by an adult. A young person’s case is handled like the case of an adult when a youth commits a crime while age 16 or 17, or older, or while the youth is married, emancipated, or in the armed services.
