Existing law makes 16 years of age the legal age of consent for sexual conduct in this State. Therefore, with limited exception, a person who is 18 years of age or older and who engages in sexual conduct with a person who is under 16 years of age is guilty of statutory sexual seduction or sexual assault. (NRS 200.364, 200.366, 200.368) Existing law exempts from this prohibition sexual conduct committed by a person 18 years of age or older with a person who is 14 or 15 years of age and who is not more than 4 years younger than the person. (NRS 200.364, 200.368) Section 1 of this bill raises, from 16 to 17 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may consent to sexual conduct. Sections 2-11 of this bill make conforming changes to provisions relating to certain sexual conduct involving persons under the legal age of consent to reflect the increase in the minimum legal of age of consent prescribed by section 1.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 200.364, 200.727, 200.730, 201.230, 201.540, 201.550, 201.555, 201.560, 41.1396, 171.196, 172.135
BDR: 200.364, 200.727, 200.730, 201.230, 201.540, 201.550, 201.555, 201.560, 41.1396, 171.196, 172.135