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Line 15: − 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 18. Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
→Age of consent in law: added USA table
*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.
{| class="wikitable"
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!<big> '''State'''</big>
!'''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
|}
Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
==References==
==References==