Age of Consent Laws by State: Statutes, Protections and Reporting
How each US state, DC and federal law protects minors from sexual abuse by age, with official statute links, recent changes and where to report concerns.
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Age of Consent
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Alabama Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Alabama criminal law protects minors by age, with statute tiers, school-employee rules, penalties, October 2026 changes and where to report concerns.
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Alaska Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Alaska criminal law protects minors by age after HB 239 (July 1, 2026): statute tiers, position-of-authority rules, penalties and where to report.
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Arizona Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Arizona criminal law protects minors by age, with sexual conduct with a minor tiers, position-of-trust rules, penalties, registration and where to report.
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Arkansas Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Arkansas criminal law protects minors by age, with rape, capital rape and sexual assault tiers, position-of-trust rules, penalties and where to report.
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California Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How California criminal law protects minors by age, with Penal Code 261.5 and 288 tiers, age-difference grading, penalties, registration and where to report.
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Colorado Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Colorado criminal law protects minors by age, with sexual assault tiers, age-difference elements, position-of-trust rules, penalties and where to report.
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Connecticut Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Connecticut criminal law protects minors by age, with sexual assault tiers, age-difference elements, position-of-authority rules, penalties and where to report.
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Delaware Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Delaware criminal law protects minors by age, with rape and position-of-trust tiers, the teenage-defendant defense, penalties, registration and reporting.
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District of Columbia Age of Consent Laws: Statutes and Reporting
How District of Columbia criminal law protects minors by age, with offense tiers, authority and school-student offenses, penalties, registration and reporting.
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Florida Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Florida criminal law protects minors by age, with tiers for under 16 and ages 16 to 17, custodial authority, penalties, registration and reporting.
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