District of Columbia Age of Consent Lawyers
LegalMatch Law Library Managing Editor, Ken LaMance, Attorney at Law 
What is the Age of Consent in the District of Columbia?
In the District of Columbia, the age of consent for sex is 16 years old. The law is written in gender-neutral language, and appears to apply equally to heterosexual as well as homosexual conduct.
The District of Columbia, like many states, makes exceptions to its age of consent laws when the actors are close to the same age. In general, someone as young as 12 can consent to sex with a person who is not more than 4 years older.
The punishments for violations of age of consent laws are quite harsh in D.C., and may include fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, along with life in prison.
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Last Modified: 01-04-2012 04:26 PM PST
