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Minimum age in 50 states: 4 states have no official minimum age, but still require either parental consent, court approval or both: California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. 2 states have a minimum age of 15: Hawaii and Kansas. 21 states have a minimum age of 16. 10 states have a minimum age of 17.
The alcohol laws of the United States regarding minimum age for purchase have changed over time. ... Florida: N/A: 21 [8] 1973:Lowered to 18 1980: 19 [30] 1986:
The age of consent in Florida is 18, [19] but close-in-age exemptions exist. By law, the exception permits a person 23 years of age or younger to engage in legal sexual activity with a minor aged 16 or 17. 794.05 Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.--
Florida: No 16 — 18 [35] [36] [37] ... Legal age. Legal drinking age; Age of majority; Age of reason (canon law) Age of criminal responsibility; Mature minor ...
As of July 1988, all 50 states and the District of Columbia had a minimum purchase age of 21, with some grandfather clauses, and with the exception of Louisiana's complicated legal situation that was not resolved until July 2, 1996. [1] [2] Prior to 1988, the minimum purchase age varied by jurisdiction. After enactment of the Act, states not in ...
Louisiana lawmakers set a minimum marriage age of 16 in 2019 with parental consent, judicial approval and an age difference between the minor and the intended spouse of no more than three years. [105] Previously, Louisiana had no minimum age for marriage as long as the minor had parental consent and judicial approval.
The Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow 18-year-olds to buy firearms, lowering the previous age minimum of 21.
In North America the legal drinking age and legal purchase age varies from 18 to 21 years: In Mexico, the drinking age is 18 in all states. In the United States, the minimum legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages is mainly 21 years of age; the two exceptions are Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands where the age is 18.