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Under age of 18 (or 21).
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Yes |
| Albania | under 18 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| Argentina | ?? |
| Armenia | ?? |
| Australia | under 18 : must have minimum term set |
| Austria | under 16 : max. 10 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 15 years' imprisonment 18\u201320 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| Azerbaijan | Yes |
| Belarus | Maximum 15 years |
| Belgium | under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. detained till the age of 20 16\u201317 : max. 30 years' imprisonment |
| Belize | ?? |
| Bolivia | ?? |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ?? |
| Brazil | ?? |
| Bulgaria | Maximum 12 years |
| Canada | Yes, but only when tried as adult, with lower parole eligibility date. |
| Cape Verde | ?? |
| Chile | 14\u201315 : max. 5 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 10 years' imprisonment |
| China | Yes |
| Colombia | ?? |
| Costa Rica | ?? |
| Croatia | No life imprisonment sentence |
| Cuba | Yes |
| Cyprus | ?? |
| Czech Republic | 15\u201318 : max. 10 years' imprisonment |
| Denmark | Maximum 16 years |
| Dominican Republic | 13\u201315 : max. 5 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 8 years' imprisonment |
| Ecuador | ?? |
| Egypt | Yes |
| El Salvador | ?? |
| Estonia | Maximum length 10 years |
| Finland | under 18 : max. 15 years' imprisonment under 21 : minimum 10 years for parole request |
| France | under 16 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| Germany | 10 years |
| Greece | Maximum 20 years |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | No |
| Honduras | ?? |
| Hong Kong | Must have minimum term set |
| Hungary | under 18 : max. 15 years' imprisonment |
| Iceland | Maximum 10 years |
| India | Yes |
| Indonesia | ?? |
| Iraq | Yes |
| Ireland | ?? |
| Israel | Yes |
| Italy | under 16 : max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| Jamaica | ?? |
| Japan | Yes |
| Jordan | Yes |
| Kazakhstan | Maximum 20 years |
| Kiribati | ?? |
| Kosovo | ?? |
| Kyrgyzstan | ?? |
| Laos | ?? |
| Latvia | ?? |
| Lebanon | Yes |
| Lithuania | ?? |
| Macau | ?? |
| Malaysia | ?? |
| Mexico | ?? |
| Morocco | Yes |
| Nepal | ?? |
| Netherlands | under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. 12 months imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 24 months imprisonment |
| New Zealand | under 18 : must have minimum term set |
| Nicaragua | ?? |
| Nigeria | No life imprisonment sentence |
| North Korea | Yes |
| Norway | No life imprisonment sentence, people over age of 15 can be sentenced by normal laws or to child protection |
| Pakistan | ?? |
| Panama | ?? |
| Paraguay | ?? |
| Peru | ?? |
| Poland | under 18 : max. 25 years' imprisonment |
| Portugal | ?? |
| Republic of Macedonia | Yes |
| Republic of the Congo | ?? |
| Romania | Under 18: max. 20 years' imprisonment |
| Russia | under 18 : max. 10 years' imprisonment |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes |
| Serbia | ?? |
| Singapore | Prisoner detained at the President's discretion |
| Slovakia | under 14 : no imprisonment 14\u201317 : max. 15 years' imprisonment |
| Slovenia | ?? |
| Somalia | Yes |
| South Africa | ?? |
| South Korea | Maximum 10 years (for certain violent crimes 20 years) |
| Spain | ?? |
| Sweden | under 21 : no life imprisonment |
| Switzerland | under 15 : no imprisonment 15\u201317 : max. 4 years' imprisonment |
| Syria | Yes |
| Tajikistan | Yes |
| Tunisia | Yes |
| Turkey | Maximum 24 years |
| Turkmenistan | Yes |
| Ukraine | Maximum 15 years |
| United States | Yes ( de jure ) |
| Uruguay | ?? |
| Uzbekistan | Maximum 10 years |
| Venezuela | ?? |
| Vietnam | under 16 : max. 14 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 18 years' imprisonment |