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Im 15 dating an 18 year old, Does Missouri have a underage dating law?

Im 15 dating an 18 year old, Does Missouri have a underage dating law? If it does what is it?

Dating is a matter for parents to decide. Until you are 18, parents get to set the ground rules for who you can or can’t date.

What the law covers is certain forms of intimate contact. In Missouri, there are three categories of intimate contact — sexual intercourse (i.e. actual sex), deviate sexual intercourse (oral sex, hand jobs, anal sex), and sexual contact (heavy petting/fondling).

The basic rule in Missouri is that if you are over 17 (the age of adulthood for purposes of the criminal code), you can’t have any of the three with anyone under the age of 14.

Now where the law gets illogical is when the minor is over 14 but under 17. If you are between 17 and 21, the law does not prohibit sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with someone between 14 and 17, but it does prohibit sexual contact (but only as a misdemeanor). If you are over 21, sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with someone under the age of 17 is a felony.

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