Is it legal to date a 15 year old if I’m a 19 year old?
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Is it legal to date a 15 year old if I’m a 19 year old?
No sex but I don’t want to get in trouble with the law.
Asked on December 12, 2011 under Criminal Law, Nevada
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It is no illegal to date a 15 year old (a minor) if you are 19 (an adult) if the only thing is dating. The problem arises is there is physical intimacy in any manner between the two of you. The reason is that there are laws against certain intimate contact between an adult and a minor in all states in this country.
There is a significant difference in maturity between a 19 year old and a 15 year old. Later on in life the 4 year difference is not so much of an issue, for example a 27 year old and a 23 year old.
Dating a 15 year old could very well place the 19 year old in a situation with the law that he or she may not want to be in.
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