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I am 15 turning 16 in november he is 18 turning 19 in may. I have been told that colorado law states that it is legal to date someone no more then 4 years older then you is this true If so that would mean a 15 year old could date a 19 year old leagally. What are these colorado laws? Please help. we dont want to date illeagaly

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Dear XXXXXXX XXX,

 

Here is what I found out about the Colorado Statute,

 

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The age of consent in Colorado is 17, however there exists in the legislation close in age exceptions which allow those aged 15 and 16 to engage in acts with those less than ten years older and those less than 15 to engage in acts with those less than four years older. However a 17 year old can not legally consent to person that is in position of trust.

18-3-402(1) Any actor who knowingly inflicts sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on a victim commits sexual assault if: (d) At the time of the commission of the act, the victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years older than the victim and is not the spouse of the victim; or (e) At the time of the commission of the act, the victim is at least fifteen years of age but less than seventeen years of age and the actor is at least ten years older than the victim and is not the spouse of the victim;

Colorado Revised Statutes website

 

So with having read that statute you could run into problems until you turn 16; because technically he would be more than four years older than you come May although if exception (e) of the statute applies since he is not more than ten years older than you it may be okay. It would not be a bad idea anyway to wait; although I'm not here to give moral advice but just to answer your question. If you care about this person at all you wouldn't want him to get in trouble because statutory rape does include prison sentences and being labeled a sex offender. So while it seems innocent it can in fact ruin someone's life. Hope this helps.

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