Is it legal in Texas for a 17-year-old to date a 21-year-old?

Answer 1

The age of consent in TX is 17. You can have sex with her and not go to jail. But the parents can get a TRO on you if they want. She is still not 18 and still has to listen to the parents. If she is at your house and her mom calls the cops they will go to your house and just tell her she needs to go home.

^He's a lawyer.

Answer 2

Yes the age of consent in Texas is 17, so there is no problem, but remember to use contraception to avoid pregnancy and disease. * Yes, you can date (which is all you said you were doing) if you have your parents permission to do so. Reaching the age of sexual consent does not give a minor the right to date whomever you want to despite parental disapproval. But, as I said, if your parents are okay with it, then you're fine.

Answer 3

The age of majority is 18 in every state,but the age of consent varies from state to state.Satutory rape laws also vary from state to state and from municipality to municipality,although I am not familiar with Texas law or where you are located specifically,my short answer would be if you have sex with a minor of 3 or more years your junior and you are of "majority":that it would be a felony. Be notified that I am not a lawyer and the answers given do not reflect case law or actual laws.

Answer 4

There are no dating laws in Texas, only laws concerning sex and sexual contact.

Under Texas law, for purposes of this section (22.011) a child is anyone under 17. So at 17 it is legal for a 99 your old to have sex with them. It was illegal to have homosexual contact in Texas. This was ruled unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas. So to answer, it is legal to date, and legal to have sex.

Answer 5

There are no laws about dating. There are laws about sexual contact and that would be illegal. And there is only one reason a 21 year old would date a 15 year old, and as said previously, that would be illegal.

Answer 6

Yes, you can date. And even more. The age of consent in Texas is 17. The parents of the 17 year old may prohibit it though.

Answer 7

Yes, It is legal to DATE a 17 year old. DATE does not include many other attributes of what may be of interest to the involved parties. That issue becomes far more gray.

Answer 8

Yes, there are no laws for dating so it is up to the minors parents to decide. There are only laws for sex where you have to have reached the age of consent.

Answer 9

You could date, but not have sex. The 17 year old is a minor and the 21 year old an adult.