Sexual Consent

All about Consent...

• Consent is cooperation in act/attitude pursuant to exercise of free will and knowledge of the nature of the act. A person must be 14 years old, of sound mind and body, not impaired by illness, drugs, or alcohol, and not forced to give consent.
• Age of Consent is 15. It’s illegal for someone who is more than four years older to have sex with a 15-year-old. If someone is 16-17, the partner can’t be more than 10 years older.
• What constitutes legal consent? Both parties must actively give their consent to sexual activity. This means to ask before doing. Neither person can be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Neither can be mentally disabled, passed out or asleep. Both people must have equal power in the relationship.
• REMEMBER If you use force, threats, coercion, or intimidation, get someone drunk or high, slip them a drug or use a weapon in order to have sex with them, It is not consent.