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*The ''age of majority'' is the age at which a person is deemed to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult and the age at which parental rights and responsibilities cease.
 
*The ''age of majority'' is the age at which a person is deemed to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult and the age at which parental rights and responsibilities cease.
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The age of consent in 3 U.S. states is 14; in 1 state it is 15; in 33 states it is 16; in 6 states it is 17; and in 7 states it is 18Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
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!<big> '''State'''</big>
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!'''Age of Consent'''
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|Alabama||  16
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|Alaska||  16
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|Arizona||  18
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|Arkansas||  16
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|California||  18
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|Colorado||  14
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|Connecticut||  16
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|D.C.||  16
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|Delaware||  14
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|Florida||  14
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|Georgia||  16
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|Hawaii||  16
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|Idaho||  14
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|Illinois||  17
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|Indiana||  14
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|Iowa||  14
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|Kansas||  16
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|Kentucky||  16
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|Louisiana||  17
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|Maine||  16
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|Maryland||  16
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|Massachusetts||  16
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|Michigan||  16
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|Minnesota||  16
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|Mississippi||  16
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|Missouri||  14
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|Montana||  16
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|Nebraska||  17
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|Nevada||  16
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|New Hampshire||  16
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|New Jersey||  16
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|New Mexico||  17
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|New York||  17
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|North Carolina||  16
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|North Dakota||  18
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|Ohio||  16
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|Oklahoma||  16
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|Oregon||  18
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|Pennsylvania||  16
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|Rhode Island||  16
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|South Carolina||  14
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|South Dakota||  16
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|Tennessee||  18
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|Texas||  17
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|Utah||  16
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|Vermont||  16
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|Virginia||  18
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|Washington||  16
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|West Virginia||  16
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|Wisconsin||  18
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|Wyoming||  16
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|}
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Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
    
==References==
 
==References==
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