Question: Can a 16 year old date a 13 year old in Colorado?

The Legal Age of Consent in Colorado. However, under the close-in-age exception (Romeo and Juliet law), a 15 or 16-year-old may legally consent to sex with someone less than 10 years older, and minors 14 and younger may legally consent to sex with someone less than four years older.

Is it okay for a 13 to date 16?

The question as phrased, the answer is no. It is not legal. If the 16 year old engages in any sexual conduct with the 13 year old, they could face statutory rape charges and the parental consent assuming there was any would have no bearing

Can a 16 year old date a 14 year old in Colorado?

Romeo and Juliet Law in Colorado Additionally, those over 14 years old may have sex with partners less than 10 years older. On the other hand, it is illegal for a 16-year-old to have sex with someone who is 26 or older. A 14-year-old could consent to sexual acts with someone who is 17-years-of-age or younger.

What is the Romeo and Juliet law in Colorado?

Under Colorados Romeo and Juliet law – also called “the close-in-age exemption” – minors under 15 can have consensual sex with partners less than four years older, and minors age 15 or 16 can have consensual sex with partners less than 10 years older.

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