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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 10 years ago

is it legal for an 18 year old to date a 16 year old in utah?

im dating an 18 year old, and im 16, is it legal for us to date, or will it get him into trouble

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  • Tam
    Lv 6
    10 years ago
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    It's legal for you two to have sexual contact with each other. Anyone 15 or younger than 15 cannot have sex at all, a 16 year old can have sexual relations with anyone between 16 and 18, a 17 year old can have sexual relations with anyone between 16 and 19, an 18 year old can have sexual relations with anyone 16+, a 19 year old can with anyone 17+ and a 20 year old with anyone 18+ (the final restriction).

  • 10 years ago

    Absolutely, no state regulates dating based upon age.

    The age of consent in Utah is 18, but with a ten-year close-in-age-exemption for minors as young as 16. So even if you two have sex, it's still perfectly legal.

  • mister
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I are living in N.C, and that i significantly do not feel there's a regulation that claims you cannot date any person like two yrs. more youthful than you. that could be a fairly dumb regulation. LOL. good i am guessing that it is you in need of to move out with the sixteen year. historic-and do it! Age does not subject in real love =]

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    "Dating" shouldn't be illegal. Sexual/romantic contact might be.

    And since it's Utah, you'd have to check state laws, county laws, city ordinances and statutes, and the Book of Mormon.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    just go to dot

  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Only if she's your sister.

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  • 10 years ago

    Sure, but you can't have sex.

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