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The Age of Consent
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Age of Consent Chart For The 50 States & D.C.
The following chart lists the unrestricted legal age of consent for each of the 50 united states and Washington DC. This means that, at that age, an individual can have sex with whomever they wish as long as that person is consenting and they are the same age or older.
To have sex with someone under the age of consent is a strict liability crime (in most states) known as statutory rape. It is often referred to by other names such as sexual assault, sexual misconduct with a child, etc. In addition to the age of consent, the chart also indicates whether or not there is an age-gap provision for the state.
Many states have age-gap provisions that legalize teen sexuality as long as they are within a certain age range. Other states have "affirmative defense" clauses. In all states, dating, hugging, holding hands and kissing are not illegal. In some states, fondling, groping through the clothes or other such things known as "3rd base" is illegal.
U.S. StateAge of ConsentAge Gap Provision*Mistake of Age Defense**
Alabama16YesNo
Alaska16YesYes
Arizona18NoYes
Arkansas16NoYes
California18NoNo
Colorado17YesNo
Connecticut16YesNo
D.C.16YesNo
Delaware18YesNo
Florida18YesNo
16YesNo
Hawaii16YesNo
Idaho18YesNo
New Mexico17YesNo
New York17NoYes
North Carolina16YesNo
North Dakota18NoNo
Ohio16NoNo
16YesNo
Oregon18YesNo
Pennsylvania16YesYes
Rhode Island16NoNo
South Carolina16NoNo
South Dakota16NoNo
* Note: Some state laws make the age gap less of a crime but still consider it criminal activity that can be prosecuted.;
where this is the case we have listed ‘No’.
** Note: In the absence of an affirmative or negative, we have presumed
the answer to be no. Also, some states only allow mistake of age above a certain
age.
General age of consent information can be found at this location:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent. We are not a legal resource.
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Iowa16YesNo
Kansas16NoNo
Kentucky16YesYes
Louisiana17YesNo
Maine16YesYes
Maryland16YesNo
Massachusetts16NoNo
Michigan16NoNo
Minnesota16YesNo
Mississippi16YesNo
Missouri17NoYes
Montana16YesYes
Nebraska17NoNo
Nevada16NoNo
New Hampshire16YesNo
New Jersey16YesNo
Tennessee18YesNo
17NoNo
Utah18YesNo
Vermont16YesNo
Virginia18NoNo
Washington16YesYes
West Virginia16YesYes
Wisconsin18NoNo
Wyoming18YesYes