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Skriven 2009-06-18 21:00:00 av JOE NICHOLSON (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ROY WITT
Ärende: Fatherhood
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 Roy Witt wrote to Ward Dossche:

 >> Or having sex?

 > There's no age limit that I know of under 18 where they can't have
 > sex, as long as both are under 18. OTH, an 18yo girl can get arrested
 > for 'contributing to the delinquency of a minor' if she's caught having
 > sex with a male under 21. She's 'come of age' when she turns 18, but he
 > isn't of age until he's 21. (At ages 18 and 21, adolescents are
 > generally no longer considered minors and are granted the full rights
 > of an adult)

 Every state now recognizes 18 as the age of maturity or "coming of age"
 for both genders in all instances (except for the purchase of alcohol).
 They can marry, obtain drivers' licenses, obtain credit on their own
 account, vote, go to jail......


TEXAS PENAL CODE
TITLE 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
CHAPTER 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES

Sec. 21.11.  INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.  (a)  A person commits an offense if,
with a child younger than 17 years and not the person's spouse, whether the
child is of the same or opposite sex, the person:

(1)  engages in sexual contact with the child or causes the child to engage
in sexual contact; or

(2)  with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:

(A)  exposes the person's anus or any part of the person's genitals, knowing
the child is present; or

(B)  causes the child to expose the child's anus or any part of the child's
genitals.

TEXAS FAMILY CODE
TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE A. MARRIAGE              
CHAPTER 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBCHAPTER A. APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE

Sec. 2.003.  APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR.  In addition to the other
requirements provided by this chapter, a person under 18 years of age
applying for a license must provide to the county clerk:
(1)  documents establishing, as provided by Section 2.102, parental consent
for the person to the marriage;
(2)  documents establishing that a prior marriage of the person has been
dissolved; or
(3)  a court order granted under Section 2.103 authorizing the marriage of
the person.

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CALIFORNIA CODES
CIVIL CODE
SECTION 1746-1746.5

1746.  For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply:
   (a) "Minor" means any natural person who is under 18 years of age.

CALIFORNIA CODES
PENAL CODE
SECTION 261-269

261.5.  (a) Unlawful sexual intercourse is an act of sexual
intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the
perpetrator, if the person is a minor.  For the purposes of this
section, a "minor" is a person under the age of 18 years and an
"adult" is a person who is at least 18 years of age. 
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