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    Laws - View Law: SEX OFFENSES


    SEX OFFENSES

    Beware of the serious consequences of committing any of the following sex offenses in the State of Arizona:

    In the State of Arizona, a person under 18 years old CANNOT consent to engage in sexual conduct (A.R.S. § 13-1401).

    Under Arizona law, sexual conduct is when a person intentionally or knowingly engages in sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact with a person under 18 years of age. Sexual conduct with a minor 15, 16 or 17 years old is class 6 felony. Sexual conduct with a minor under fifteen years of age is a class 2 felony.

    If you are a juvenile, and the victim is under 15 years, the county attorney has the discretion to bring adult charges against you (see Juvenile Justice). If the victim is 15 years or older, the county attorney has the option of asking a judge to allow him to bring adult charges against you. If a parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian or foster parent engages in sexual conduct with a minor the person will be charged with a class 2 felony and could carry a prison term of 3 to 27 years maximum sentence (A.R.S. § 13-604.01).

    Sexual assault is when a person intentionally or knowingly engages in sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact with any person without consent of such a person and is a class 2 felony. In the State of Arizona, a person under the age of 18 years old cannot consent to sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact. A first time offense can lead to a prison term from 5.2 to 14 years.

    Sexual abuse is intentionally or knowingly engaging in sexual contact with any person 15 years of age of older without consent of that person or with any person which is under 15 years of age if the sexual contact involves only the female breast. If the victim is 15 years or older it is a class 5 felony. If the victim is under 15 years of age, it is a class 3 felony.

    If a juvenile is at least 15 years of age or older and commits a class 3 or higher felony sex offense, the juvenile will be tried as an adult. One such offense is forcible sexual assault which means if you use immediate or threaten to use immediate force during the commission of a sexual offense, you will automatically be tired in adult court. Once tried as an adult, always tried as an adult for any other crime even if you are a juvenile.

    If a juvenile is under 15 years of age and commits a class 3 or higher felony sex offense, it is at the discretion of the county attorney to request a transfer of juvenile to adult court. If you commit a crime and are under fourteen years old, the county attorney must petition the court to request a transfer hearing.

    If you need help, call one of these crisis hotlines:

    • Child Help USA Hotline 800-422-4453
    • Child Protective Services 888-SOS-CHILD or 888-767-2445
    • Pregnancy Hotline 800-848-5683
    • Youth Crisis Hotline 800-448-4663


    Comments
    26 thru 30 of 188 comments    ...6 ]  7   8   9   10  ...   
    On 11/24/07
    J from AZ said:
    Well if you don't have sex then your alright but wait the three month. In that you or he can get your parents permission and you and he can have sex. Than that i need help with this. I was walking and smelled this smell like some youth was getting it on and busted. This is a problem in this area. were your hear young girl doing this at night but nothing happens should i call the police and try to get them to find these girls. even though i don't know were exactly its coming from but it is real close.
    On 11/16/07
    from AL said:
    This is the same person. I was told that if you are less then 2 years apart that you are alowed to have sex if 1 is 18 and the other is 17. The person who i had sex with is not 18. And i dont want to get them in trouble. I understand i wount be with them when im older. We both know this. However i want them to always be in my memory. So i am afraid to have sex with them now. And i cant find anyinformation on this. Plz answer this. Am i allowed to have sex with them if we are less then 2 years apart.
    On 11/16/07
    from AZ said:
    I do not think minors should be allowed to have sex, but with exceptions i think they should. I think that teenagers think about the moment rather then the futur. They need to know that it's so rare that you stay with your highschool sweetheart that you shouldn't even count ur self in that percent. I thought about it for a whole year before i had sex, i do not regret what i did. I am happy and how it all went to gether, i choose to do it anyways because i did not want to get older and regret not having sex with them. I know i sound like a typical Teen. But i love them.
    On 11/15/07
    Hi from CA said:
    Hey guys. I'm from CA where the Age of Consent is also 18(blech). My (ex-)boyfriend is 21, and we got into a lot of trouble from sexual contact, even though we are in love and we were safe, and I was fully aware of what I was doing. And we didn't just go at it, we discussed it, and looked it up, and EVERYTHING. I could have and would have said no if I had wanted to. Anyways, I'm looking into getting the laws changed over here in sunny California, and I suggest some of you over there do too. -Hi
    On 10/26/07
    WTF from FL said:
    i agree that the legal age for having sex should be 15 and the fact that if two willing people have sex and are under the age of 14 they can be prosecuted? or am i misunderstanding something. they use the term VICTIM way to loosely because if you have sex with another person that is willing to have sex with you they are not a victim
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