| AGE OF CONSENT CHART | |
| Understanding the Age of Conset: Current as of August 2001 | |
Country |
Heterosexual |
Homosexual F/F |
Homosexual M/M |
| Canada | 14 |
14 |
18 |
USA by State: |
|||
Alabama |
16 | illegal | illegal |
| Alaska | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Arizona | 18 | illegal | illegal |
| Arkansas | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| California | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Colorado | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 15 (pc) 16 (npc) | no current law | no current law |
| D.C. | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Delaware | 16 (pc) 18 (npc) | no current law | no current law |
| Florida | 18 | illegal | illegal |
| Georgia | 16 (under challenge) | 16 | 16 |
| Hawaii | 14 | no current law | no current law |
| Idaho | 16 (pc) 18 (npc) | illegal | illegal |
| Illinois | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Indiana | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Iowa | 14(pc) 18(npc) | no current law | no current law |
| Kansas | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| Kentucky | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Louisiana | 17 | illegal (under appeal) | illegal (under appeal) |
| Maine | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Maryland | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Massachusetts | 16 (pc) 18 (npc) | illegal | illegal |
| Michigan | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| Minnesota | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| Mississippi | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| Missouri | 17 | illegal | illegal |
| Montana | 16 (pc) 18 (npc) | 18 | 18 |
| Nebraska | 17 | no current law | no current law |
| Nevada | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 13 (under appeal) | 13 (under appeal) |
| New York | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| North Carolina | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| North Dakota | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Ohio | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Oklahoma | 16 | illegal | illegal |
| Oregon | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| South Carolina | 14 (pc) 16 (npc) | illegal | illegal |
| South Dakota | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Tennessee | 18 | no current law | no current law |
| Texas | 17 | illegal | illegal |
| Utah | 16 (pc) 18 (npc) | illegal | illegal |
| Vermont | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Virginia | 18 | illegal | illegal |
| Washington | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 16 | no current law | no current law |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Wyoming | 16 (pc) 18 (npc) | no current law | no current law |
| Members - US Military | 16 | "don't ask, don't tell" | "don't ask, don't tell" |
| USA Citizen Outside USA | 18 | no current law | no current law |
Information compiled from:
http://www.pinkboard.com
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