I'm about to turn 18

[tater]

can i date a girl that is 16, or is that a bad idea?

[IAAL]

can i date a girl that is 16, or is that a bad idea?

My response:

State name, state name, state name!!

Laws are different everywhere!!

IAAL

[tater]

i live in texas

[IAAL]

i live in texas

My response:

Thank you!

To answer your literal question, there is no law against "dating" her; e.g., taking her to a movie, out for a burger, etc. But, the moment you lay a finger on her in a sexual manner, that's when you'll hear the clanking of metal bars closing shut.

IAAL

[tater]

so am i allowed to only mess around with other 18 year olds or what?

[IAAL]

so am i allowed to only mess around with other 18 year olds or what?

My response:

Oh, brother. Please, don't breed.


IAAL

[aaron]

The Texas "statutory rape" law provides:

(a) A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17 years and not the person's spouse, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex, the
person:

(1) engages in sexual contact with the child or causes the child to engage in sexual contact; or

(2) with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:

(A) exposes the person ’s anus or any part of the person ’s genitals, knowing the child is present; or

(B) causes the child to expose the child ’s anus or any part of the child ’s genitals.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:

(1) was not more than three years older than the victim and of the opposite sex;

(2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against the victim at the time of the offense; and

(3) at the time of the offense:

(A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or

(B) was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this section.

(c) In this section, "sexual contact" means the following acts, if committed with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:

(1) any touching by a person, including touching through clothing, of the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of a child; or

(2) any touching of any part of the body of a child, including touching through clothing, with the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of a person.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the second degree and an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.[/INDENT]

[Mr. Knowitall]

Oh, brother. Please, don't breed.

Hey - wait a minute. You're encroaching on my status as the board's resident smartass.

[IAAL]

Hey - wait a minute. You're encroaching on my status as the board's resident smartass.

My response:

Sorry. Sometimes, though, a post just "begs" for a smartass answer and I can't hold myself back.

Aaron, I hope you will put the law you've quoted into "English" for our writer.

IAAL

[tater]

i aint into all the legal mumbo jumbo....so could you put that in lamens terms?

what i basically got from it is i can go 3 years below my age limit and be safe from the law....is that pretty much it?