RFF Verify part# 2.

STATE & AGE OF SEXUAL CONSENT LAWS

    Please keep in mind that many states have additional laws that are used to harass adults who have consensual sexual activity with minors. For instance showing a minor pornography, providing drugs or alcohol to the minor, or being in a position of authority of the minor, like a school employee can change the age of consent to a higher age.

    There are many cases of adults having a minor at their home without a parents permission, the parent will call the police and say their child has run away, and then direct the police to the home of the adult, who is not charged for having sex with the minor, but is charged with "contributing to the delinquency of a minor."

    This is a common set up by police, and judges love to throw the book at adults who have consensual sexual activity with minors. I do not have this additional information for all 50 states.

STATE ---------------- CONSENT

ALABAMA ---------------- 16

ALASKA ---------------- 16

ARIZONA ---------------- 18

ARKANSAS ---------------- 16

CALIFORNIA ---------------- 18

COLORADO ---------------- 17

CONNECTICUT ---------------- 16

DELAWARE ---------------- 18

The age of sexual consent is 16 for adults who are under 30 years of age, or if the adult that is 30 years of age or older is married to the minor.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ---------------- 16

FLORIDA ---------------- 18

The age of sexual consent is 16 for adults who are under 24 years of age, or if the adult that is 24 years of age or older is married to the minor.

GEORGIA ---------------- 16

HAWAII ---------------- 16

It is illegal for minors age 14 and 15 to have consensual sex with adults at least five years older, this law does not apply to married couples.

IDAHO ---------------- 18

ILLINOIS ---------------- 17

Illinois law makes 18 the minimum age at which teachers and their students may legally have sex. Age 17 does not apply to teachers or any other school employee in a "position of authority" over the minor.

INDIANA ---------------- 16

It is illegal for adults in a supervisory position of a minor aged 16 and 17 to have consensual sex with them. The crime called "felony child seduction" , a Class D felony, carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

IOWA ---------------- 16

KANSAS ---------------- 16

Kansas law prohibits various sexual scenarios, and has a special category for sex with a person between 14 and 16. Adults breaching this criminal sodomy section face harsh penalties, but Kansas lawmakers carved out some breathing space for youthful miscreants, provided they are 18 or under, and within four years of age of their consensual partner. Called the "Romeo and Juliet" law, the provision limits the penalty for teen sex to 15 months in jail, and does not require the perpetrator to register as a sex offender. But the "Romeo and Juliet" law only applies to heterosexual teen-agers.

KENTUCKY ---------------- 16

LOUISIANA ---------------- 17

MAINE ---------------- 16

MARYLAND ---------------- 16

MASSACHUSETTS ---------------- 16

If a minor 16 or 17 years of age is a virgin, sex is illegal (Chapter 272: Section 4. Inducing person under 18 to have sexual intercourse).

MICHIGAN ---------------- 16

MINNESOTA ---------------- 16

MISSISSIPPI ---------------- 16

MISSOURI ---------------- 17

MONTANA ---------------- 18

NEBRASKA ---------------- 17

NEVADA ---------------- 16

The homosexual age of sexual consent is higher at 18.

NEW HAMPSHIRE ---------------- 16

The age of sexual consent is higher at 18 if the adult is in a position of authority over the person and uses this authority to coerce the person to submit, except if between legally married spouses. Also the homosexual age of consent may be higher at 18?

NEW JERSEY ---------------- 16

NEW MEXICO ---------------- 17

The age of sexual consent for homosexuals may be lower at 13?

NEW YORK ---------------- 17

NORTH CAROLINA ---------------- 16

NORTH DAKOTA ---------------- 18

OHIO ---------------- 16

OKLAHOMA ---------------- 16

OREGON ---------------- 18

PENNSYLVANIA ---------------- 16

RHODE ISLAND ---------------- 16

SOUTH CAROLINA ---------------- 14*

SOUTH DAKOTA ---------------- 16

TENNESSEE ---------------- 18

TEXAS ---------------- 17

UTAH ---------------- 18

The age of sexual consent may be lower at 16 as long as it does not involve force?

VERMONT ---------------- 16

VIRGINIA ---------------- 18

The age of sexual consent may be lower at 16 as long as it does not involve force?

WASHINGTON ---------------- 18

A person 16 or 17 may consent to sexual activity with a person not more than 59 months (4 years 11 months) older. For example it is illegal for a 21 year old to have sex with a 16 year old; it is illegal for a 22 year old to have sex with a 17 year old. Also it is illegal for any school employee to have consensual sexual contact with a student between age 16 and high school graduation, so age 16 does not apply to school employees.

WEST VIRGINIA ---------------- 16

The age of sexual consent for homosexuals may be higher at 18?

WISCONSIN ---------------- 18

WYOMING ---------------- 16*

The age of sexual consent may be higher at 18 (14-3-105 Immoral or Indecent Liberties with a Child)?

NOTE: In the AGE OF SEXUAL CONSENT column is the age of a person an adult 18 and over may legally have sexual contact with in that state.

* Indicates I have conflicting ages on this (Unconfirmed).