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Question

Can someone explain what is age of consent in maryland?

im 17,female. and what does age of consent mean? what things can i do.

Answer 1

your mind is the key to the answer......

Answer 2

The age of consent is the age you can legally enter into a sexual relationship. At 17 it is clearly legal for you to engage in the sexual behavior of your choosing However, it may or may not be legal for your partner. Specifically if he is younger than you by much of a margin or older than you by more than a year or two.

Things like statutory rape can be enforced by a persons parent or guardian if the age difference falls beneath the man act. For example a 17 year old girl babysitting that has consensual sexual relations with an 11 year old boy could be in violation of a criminal statute. Likewise a 30 year old man having s*x with a seventeen year old girl likely would be imprisoned for a lengthy period.

A quick call to your local police department (non emergency number) and the question " How old does a woman have to be to engage legally in sexual relations in our state and what age restriction is there on her partners"? would go along way to solve your queries- far better than this forum.

Good Luck

Answer 3

I guess it means you have to be an adult, I'm assuming at age 18, so you still don't have the age of consent...I think you need to give more info, if you want a good answer.

Answer 4

In Maryland, the "legal age of consent" is 18.  What that means is that your parents are no longer legally responsible for you or your actions.

At 18, you are free to do what you will without having to obtain permission from your parents.

You can get married, you can sign documents and your signature is binding upon you for any legal ramifications, such as in a contract.  You can acquire your own bank account with no co-signer, obtain credit if someone thinks you're qualified and will offer it to you, but YOU are responsible for all financial obligations you may incur.

To put it simply ... you can do whatever you want once you're 18, but you are also responsible for ALL of your actions.

Answer 5

If you put this in the right catagory, you might get a meaningful answer.

Answer 6

maybe it means you have to consent to some law when ur  a certain age

Answer 7

I don't what the age of consent is in Maryland.  It's easy enough to find out.  Do a little research.  Make a few phone calls and you'll get your answer.

Age of consent means you have to be old enough to marry without the permission from your parents or legal guardian.

All states have their own laws consent.  If you live in Maryland then you have to do what I said above.  Call your city hall and they can answer that question for you.

Answer 8

When a women has reached the the point in her life that she has the maturity, knowledge and ability to determine when is the time for her to have proper consensual s*x is the "age of consent".

Each state defines what the age of consent shall be.  Thus it changes from state-to-state.  It tends to be lower in the southern states and higher in the northern Midwest states.

I hate to tell you this, but it is very unclear for Maryland what that is -- it goes from 16-17 and sometimes depends on marriage.

It's an odd law that all states have on the books.  It has as many drawbacks as benefits, but for the most part does a good good of protecting young women and even girls.

The link below can better show how this works in the U.S. and even in a number of other countries.

Hope this helps.  And take care.