Hi, my name is Stephanie Prieto. I'm an attorney here at the Navas law firm and today
We're going to be talking about the age of consent in California
The age of consent in California is 18. That means that the state of California does not legally recognize you as having the right to
Consent to sexual activity until you turn 18
Anyone that engages in sexual activity with someone under 18 can be charged with
Engaging inappropriately with that minor or additionally if intercourse occurs that person can be charged with statutory rape
One very important thing to note is that even if the minor engages in this activity willingly or if they even
Initiated the sexual activity that does not exclude the fact that they needed to have been 18 years of age to consent to that activity
You may have heard of Romeo and Juliet laws that exist in various other states and that essentially allows for leniency in cases where there might have been a close to age minor
That engaged in activity with another minor and in that instance or were above the age of teen in those instances
There is some sort of leniency that is applied
That does not exist in California and therefore it is very important to know the age of your partner before engaging in
Sexual activity now there is one exception in California
And that is if the minor is legally married to that person
That is the one exception under the penal code that allows for a minor to have engaged in
Any sexual activity with someone older than them. It's also important to note that in California
There is no minimum age for marriage. There is the ability for the parent
To consent or the guardian to consent for that minor to be married
If you have any other questions or questions in regards to this topic
Please don't hesitate to give us a call here at the Neva's law firm