Tag: social responsibility

House approves lowering minimum age of social responsibility to 12 on final reading

(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 28, approved on final reading a measure that lowers the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12 years old. More than 100–or 144–voted for House Bill 8858, while 34 voted against it. There were no abstentions. The approved measure is an amended version of an original bill approved by the House justice committee that pegged the minimum age of criminal responsibility to nine years old. The amended […]