Juveniles Certified as Adults by Offense

In Texas, a juvenile who commits a Capital or First Degree Felony at the age of 14, or who commits any felony at age 15 or 16, may be certified by a juvenile court to stand trial in an adult court. This is commonly referred to as "certification."

Certifications dropped in the mid-1990s through 2001, but rose again in 2002.

An alternate to certification in Texas is the use of determinate sentencing, which provides for the sentence to begin in the juvenile corrections system (the Texas Youth Commission), with possible transfer at a later date to the adult prison system.

Juveniles Certified as Adults by Offense
1992 - 2003