Which state has the lowest miminum age for mutual consent for sex?
In other words,which states happen to have a legal age where it's below 18?.In New Mexico,it's 17!
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Below is the listing for ages of consent for the world, including individual states in the USA.
This is my help from Washington, D.C. USA.
I believe in Hawaii it's 14.
Edit; The law was changed to 16. It's 16 in many states. Hawaii used to be the state with the lowest sexual consent age.
In Michigan it's 16.
West Virginia has the lowest.
South Carolina has age 14 in the state constitution, but state laws now say 16.
There are 37 states which say age 16, the lowest age.
But you really have to read the fine print.
While 16 may be the age of consent, if the partners age is alot older,
Many states have laws aginst that too.
IE:
Before age 18, the age difference between partners can only be 2 or 3 years.
So, even though the age of consent is 16, it is still illegal for a 25 year old, to have sex with a 16 year old.
Hawaii is 14
South Carolina is 14 with parental consent and 16 without parental consent.
Iowa is 14 with parental consent and 18 without parental consent.
Canada is 14.
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