US Legal Age of Consent by State

['Gear]

STATE-AGE

Alabama 16
Alaska 16
Arizona 18
Arkansas 16
California 18
Colorado 15
Connecticut 15
D.C. 16
Delaware 16
Florida 16/18 (bill pending)
Georgia 16
Hawaii 14
Idaho 14
Illinois 16/17
Indiana 16
Iowa 18
Kansas 16
Kentucky 16 - [1]
Louisiana 17
Maine 16
Maryland 16
Massachusetts 16/18
Michigan 16
Minnesota 16
Mississippi 16 - [2]
Missouri 17
Montana 16
Nebraska 16
Nevada 16
New Hampshire 16/18
New Jersey 16/18
New Mexico 17
New York 17
North Carolina 16
North Dakota 18
Ohio 16
Oklahoma 16
Oregon 18
Pennsylvania 16
Rhode Island 16
South Carolina 14/16
South Dakota 16
Tennessee 18
Texas 17
Utah 16/18
Vermont 16
Virginia 15
Washington 16
West Virginia 16
Wisconsin 18
Wyoming 16
Puerto Rico 18

FOOTNOTES:

[1]Age 16 if the man is 21 or older.
[2]If the female is over 12, the status applies only to virgins.

 

[starguard]

I always thought the age in Illinois was 18

Where did you get this information? Not that it matters, but inquiring minds would like to know!

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

That only covers the age of the female in a M/F sex situation. There are other facets to consider:

http://www.avert.org/age-of-consent.htm

 

['Gear]

I always thought the age in Illinois was 18

Where did you get this information? Not that it matters, but inquiring minds would like to know!

I got this one here -

http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html

I'm getting some inconsistency as well. It may be laws have changed and have yet to be reflected. Wikipedia says 17 for Illinois.

Boy, that would put a serious hurt on the road trip wouldn't it?

 

[Sarek]

I can't help but wonder what legislators were doing 15 and 16 year old's when they came up with these ages.

 

[SaintLucifer]

Idaho and Hawaii seem very interesting to me.

 

[SaintLucifer]

I can't help but wonder what legislators were doing 15 and 16 year old's when they came up with these ages.

They made themselves easy targets for the law?? Rather a stupid little fellow, aren't you?

 

[Daystrom]

In mississippi the legal age of consent is actually 12 but only with parental permission, and 16 without it. Trip that shit.

 

[Sarek]

Idaho and Hawaii seem very interesting to me.

They would.

 

['Gear]

They would.

Well sure. Idaho's got your neo nazi skinhead movement and Hawaii's got your meth. Either one of those two things and 14yr old gilrfriend - You've got yourself a white trash starter kit.

Time to build a muscle car, drink a 40 and shoot some guns.

 

[The Call Of Nature]

To give you a comparism with a different part of the planet with a similar social and economical situation:
in Germany it's 14, provided the partner is under age as well. If one partner is of age, the other must be at least 16.

 

[Sarek]

They made themselves easy targets for the law?? Rather a stupid little fellow, aren't you?

I'm going to explain this to you once and only once you halfwit simpleton. A legislator that would draft and vote for a law making the legal age of consent 15 WHILE he's doing a 15 year old would be in his own best interest AND not as a means to make themselves an 'easy' target. Now, you're rather a stupid little fellow, aren't you?

 

[bad dog]

Idaho and Hawaii seem very interesting to me.

Every little boy in Idaho and Hawaii are happy you are not American, thier asshole is safe from you ya nasty bastard.

 

[The Call Of Nature]

I'm going to explain this to you once and only once you halfwit simpleton. A legislator that would draft and vote for a law making the legal age of consent 15 WHILE he's doing a 15 year old would be in his own best interest AND not as a means to make themselves an 'easy' target. Now, you're rather a stupid little fellow, aren't you?

While I wholeheartedly agree with your general estimation of SL's mental state, I must admit that he does have a point insofar as suggesting such a law would really make the politician an easy target for his opponents if it became known that he had acted primarily in his own interest. Not that such a thing was unheard of - on the contrary, politicians' selfishness is almost proverbial all over the world - but it'd effectively be "feeding the trolls".
If I were in such a situation, I'd manipulate someone else into suggesting that law so that I could keep a clean vest in public.

 

[Sarek]

While I wholeheartedly agree with your general estimation of SL's mental state, I must admit that he does have a point insofar as suggesting such a law would really make the politician an easy target for his opponents if it became known that he had acted primarily in his own interest.

Granted, but we are talking about states within the US. And as such, the only reasons politicians in this country do act is in their own self interests.

 

[The Call Of Nature]

indeed, but does that mean they won't get attacked by their opponents? Does it leave them invulnerable to these attacks? Don't they have to be careful to at least give the impression of decency?

 

[Dirk Funk]

indeed, but does that mean they won't get attacked by their opponents? Does it leave them invulnerable to these attacks? Don't they have to be careful to at least give the impression of decency?

Yes, but you you have to realize that most of these laws were put on the books a very long time ago when the country was a different place.

 

[Dirk Funk]

That only covers the age of the female in a M/F sex situation. There are other facets to consider:

http://www.avert.org/age-of-consent.htm

This is fucking hilarious though:

Vatican State M/F - 12 M/M - ? F/F - ?

 

[Sarek]

indeed, but does that mean they won't get attacked by their opponents? Does it leave them invulnerable to these attacks? Don't they have to be careful to at least give the impression of decency?

Well, considering how many in the last decade have been tagged for tax evasion, infidelity, pedophilia and other assorted crimes, no.

 

[Consumer]

Why anyone would want to sleep with anyone under 30 is beyond me in any case.