What Is the Age of Consent? Federal law makes it criminal to engage in a sexual act with another person who is between the age of 12 and 16 if they are at least four years younger than you. Each state takes a different approach as the age of consent has ranged from 10 to 18.

At what age is dating legal?

18 United States Age of Consent ChartSTATELEGAL AGE OF CONSENTCalifornia18Colorado17Connecticut16D.C.1647 more rows•Aug 13, 2016

Can a 21 year old date a 16 year old in Australia?

In general, there are no laws that say when a young person can start dating another person (but there are laws about doing sexual activity with another person, which we explain below!) However, there are laws which make grooming children under the age of 16 a crime.