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==States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent==
 
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Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
 
Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 22:01, August 21, 2007

Template:Citations missing The age of consent is a legal and moral principle. It presupposes that children and adolescents are not morally capable of making free choices.

Not being able to make free choices absolves minors from adult guilt if they commit certain crimes. Either their parents will be held responsible, as in case of theft or vandalism, or the child will simply be considered "too young to know better".

Children typically cannot enter into binding contracts, are not permitted to drive cars on public roads, join the armed forces or get married. In the United States of America, however, a parent may permit their 17-year-old child to join the armed forces. Various states in the U.S. differ as to what age a minor must be before their parents can permit them to marry.

When an adult has sexual intercourse with a minor, this is considered statutory rape because the child is not old enough to make such a weighty decision as to enter into a sexual relationship. The age of consent for this decision varies.

Age of consent in law

In law the age of consent is the age at which a person is deemed to be competent to give consent to an activity, such as sexual intercourse or medical treatment, which would be otherwise be unlawful without informed consent.

The age of consent is one of several legal principles that govern the rights and responsibilities of minors in common law systems, such as:

  • The age of license is the minimum age that a person must obtain to be permitted to undertake an activity, such as driving a motor vehicle on public roads.
  • The age of criminal responsibility is the age at which a person is deemed to be fully responsible for their criminal actions.
  • 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.

States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent

Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.[1]

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


References

  1. ↑ http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm
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