Published August 25, 2021 at 6:14 PM EDT PIXABAY / North Carolina lawmakers have passed legislation that raises the age that juveniles can be prosecuted, The bill says only children 8 and older can be prosecuted in the state's juvenile courts; that’s up from 6 years old — which is the lowest age for juvenile adjudication set by law in the country. State Sen. Mujtaba Mohammed says the bill will allow state services to help children under 10 in a way that doesn’t involve juvenile courts.