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ARTICLE 30
DEFENSE OF INFANCY
Section 30.00 Infancy.
S 30.00 Infancy.
1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, a person
less than sixteen years old is not criminally responsible for conduct.
2. A person thirteen, fourteen or fifteen years of age is criminally
responsible for acts constituting murder in the second degree as defined
in subdivisions one and two of section 125.25 and in subdivision three
of such section provided that the underlying crime for the murder charge
is one for which such person is criminally responsible; and a person
fourteen or fifteen years of age is criminally responsible for acts
constituting the crimes defined in section 135.25 (kidnapping in the
first degree); 150.20 (arson in the first degree); subdivisions one and
two of section 120.10 (assault in the first degree); 125.20
(manslaughter in the first degree); subdivisions one and two of section
130.35 (rape in the first degree); subdivisions one and two of section
130.50 (sodomy in the first degree); 130.70 (aggravated sexual abuse);
140.30 (burglary in the first degree); subdivision one of section 140.25
(burglary in the second degree); 150.15 (arson in the second degree);
160.15 (robbery in the first degree); subdivision two of section 160.10
(robbery in the second degree) of this chapter; subdivision four of
section 265.02 of this chapter, where such firearm is possessed on
school grounds, as that phrase is defined in subdivision fourteen of
section 220.00 of this chapter; or section 265.03 of this chapter, where
such machine gun or such firearm is possessed on school grounds, as that
phrase is defined in subdivision fourteen of section 220.00 of this
chapter; or defined in this chapter as an attempt to commit murder in
the second degree or kidnapping in the first degree.
3. In any prosecution for an offense, lack of criminal responsibility
by reason of infancy, as defined in this section, is a defense.
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