Can a 16 year old legally have sex with a 18 year old in new jersey?
Yes. go to this site : http://www.avert.org/age-of-consent.htm (scroll down to USA- New Jersey) I found it super helpful. :) hope you would too! good luck:D
Can an 18 year old and a 16 year old legally date in New Jersey?
My situation involves a 16 year old male and an 18 year old female in a consensual relationship in the state of New Jersey. Seeing as the age of consent in our state is 16, I believe we can be together legally, but I want to make sure I am not mistaken. Are we legally able to date under New Jersey state law? If you don't know NJ law, don't answer. If you want to lecture me about abstinence, don't answer.
Is it illegal for a 16-year-old girl to date a 13-year-old guy?
As far as I know, there isn’t a country in the whole world that would define “Dating” in legal sense. Therefore, you could be a 100-year-old dating a toddler and that’d be still legal, as long as the relationship is purely platonic and no other kinds of laws were broken, as in, you obviously can’t kidnap or harass anyone.Now, if you’re actually asking if it’s illegal for 16yo and 13yo to engage in sexual activities, then that really depends on the jurisdiction you’re in. It could be a statutory rape as both of you are underage (Worst case scenario, you’d both be raping each other and both be punished accordingly), but on the other hand most countries that I have checked (American and European legislations) have exceptions for underage partners who are N years apart in age.Also, in United States as well as quite a few western countries that have laws about statutory rape, exceptions are made if you are married. And in those countries, you can then also get married with a special permission from a judge or some legal institution. This usually, in optimal cases at least, would involve judging the younger party mature and responsible enough for marriage.So conclusion: Keep it platonic or check your local legislation under “Statutory rape” and “marriage”.
Is it Illegal for an 18 year old to date a 15 year old?
The problem is not "dating." The problem is statutory rape. One thing leads to another and these two start having consensual sex, then they have a spat or her mother gets annoyed and BAM! he's in prison for stat rape. It's classic, which is why his mother is rightfully and wisely concerned. It's really not any of your business nor your call. Since the young man doesn't have the wherewithall to protect himself, his mom has stepped in. Good for her (and him!) In New Jersey, a girl has to be at least 16 and a man at least 18 before being old enough to "consent" to having sex. No one is saying that your friends are having sex or are going to have sex, but it's always a possibility, and unfortunately a claim that can be made regardless of whether it is even true. It is not stupid. It is how the law protects young people. You might be interested in this article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/12483-...
What are the laws in new jersey for a 19 year old and a 16 year old to date?
No - you're cool. This from wikipedia: The age of consent in New Jersey is 16. However, minors aged 13, 14 and 15 may legally engage in sexual activities with persons up to 4 years older than them. For example, it is lawful for a 14-year-old male or female to engage in sex with a person up to 18 years of age. This also applies for 13-year-olds (up to 17), etc.[38] 2C:14-2. Sexual assault... c. An actor is guilty of sexual assault if he commits an act of sexual penetration with another person under any one of the following circumstances:... (4) The victim is at least 13 but less than 16 years old and the actor is at least four years older than the victim.
If the legal consent age in New Jersey is 16 years old, does that mean they can date a 22-year-old?
There's no law in New Jersey preventing anyone of any age “dating”.“Age of consent” is about consent to sexual intercourse.In New Jersey, that age is 16 for heterosexual and homosexual sex.So yes, unless there are other reasons (like the 22 year old is the 16 year old's teacher), it's not only lawful for them to “date”, but it's lawful for them to have sex too.If they want to.
Is it legal for me to date a 22-year-old man as a 16-year-old girl?
There seems to be some confusion over the law, I’ll give information for that over large scales. The average age of consent in the US is 16, but many states differ. The highest age of consent in the United States is 18. The Age of Consent is 18 in eleven states - California, New York, Florida, Oregon, Utah, Iowa, Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Vermont, and Delaware.The closeness of age exemption under the age of consent on average is set at 3 years, but there are many states that differ than that. Colorado’s age of consent is 17, but the closeness of age exception for 14 is plus four years, 15 is plus 10 years, 16 is plus 10 years. So in Colorado a 15 year old could have sex with a 25 year old.The lowest state Age of Consent in the United States is 16. This is the most common age of consent, and is adopted by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia. Some other states are set at 17 marked in gold below.Source: Age of consent - WikipediaAs you can see from the above map, most of the world is below 18. Much of Europe is bellow 16, and they have the lowest rates of teen pregnancy in the world, the US has the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the developed world. For example, Denmark’s age of consent is 15, and their rate of teen pregnancy is 6.2 per 1000 which is 7 x lower than the US rate of 43 per 1000. This however is due to their sex education, availability of contraceptives, and the northern countries allow their teens to have sex in the comfort and safety of their own bedrooms rather than outside somewhere where they might not have contraceptives and the parents don’t know who they are with like in the US.
Can a 18 year old legally date a 16 year old in Kansas City?
There is no law, in any State, that restricts who you can date on the basis of age. The law only restricts who you can legally have sex with. Which side of the river in Kansas City are you? Kansas City, KS, or Kansas City, MO? The age of consent in Kansas is 16, so once you are 16 you can legally have sex with anyone you want. The age of consent in Missouri is 17, and there is no close in age exception. "Child molestation, second degree, penalties. 566.068. 1. A person commits the crime of child molestation in the second degree if he or she subjects another person who is less than seventeen years of age to sexual contact." So if you live in KS, you are fine. If you live in MO, it would be child molestation in the 2nd degree for you to have sex with her. If you cross a State line to have sex with her - even if you just drive over the bridge from Kansas City, MO to Kansas City, KS - it's a Federal crime until she turns 18. Richard