STATE STATUTES ESTABLISHING MINIMUM AGE

State Statute Establishing an age of Majority
State Statute Establishing Minimum age to Vote
State Statute Establishing a Minimum age for Jury Service
State Statute Establishing a Minumum age for Gambling
State Statute Establishing a Minimum age of Marriage without Parental or Judicial Consent


STATE STATUTE ESTABLISHING
AN AGE OF MAJORITY

  StateAgeStatute
Alabama 19Ala. Code § 26-1-1
Alaska 18Alaska Stat. § 25.20.010
Arizona 18 Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-215(3)
Arkansas 18 Ark. Code Ann. § 9-25-101
California 18 Cal. Fam. Code §§ 6500-6502
Colorado 18 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-22-101
Connecticut18 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-ld
Delaware 18 Del. Code Ann. tit. 1,8 701
District of Columbia 18 D.C. Code Ann. § 46-101
Florida 18 Fla. Stat. ch. 743.07
Georgia 18Ga. Code. Ann. § 39-1-1
Hawaii18 Haw. Bev. Stat. § 577-1
Idaho 18 Idaho Code § 32-101
Illinois 18 755 Ill.Comp.Stat. 5/11-1
Indiana 18 Ind. Code § 1-1-4-5(1)
Iowa 18 Iowa Code § 599.1
(but minors may attain majority by marriage)
Kansas 18Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-101
(16 for some purposes if married)
Kentucky 18Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2.016
Louisiana 18La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 29
Maine 18Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 1, § 72
Maryland 18Md. Code Ann. art. 1, § 24
Massachusetts18Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 7, cl. 51
Michigan 18Midi. Comp. Laws § 722.52
Minnesota18Minn. Stat. § 645.451
Mississippi 21 Miss. Code. Ann, § l- 3 -27
Missouri — No uniform age
Montana 18 Mont. Conat. art. II, 8 14
Mont. Code Ann. § 41-1-101
Nebraska 19 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101
(but minors may attain majority by marriage)
Nevada 18 Nev. Rev. Stat. 129.010
New Hampshire 18 N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21:44
New Jersey 18 NJ. Stat. Ann. § 9:17B-3
New Mexico 18 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 28-6-1
New York 18 N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1060)
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 2
North Carolina 18 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48A-2
North Dakota 18 N.D. Cent. Code § 14-10-01
Ohio 18 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3109.01
Oklahoma 18 Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 13
Oregon 18 Or. Rev. Stat. § 109.510
(but minors may attain majority by marriage, see id. § 109.520)
Pennsylvania 21 1 Pa. Cona. Stat. § 1991
Rhode Island 18 R.I. Gen. Lawa § 15-12-1
South Carolina 18 S.C. Const. art. XVII, § 14
South Dakota 18 S.D. Codified Laws § 26-1-1
Tennessee 18 Tenn. Code Ann. § 1-3-105(1)
Texas 18 Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 129.001
Utah 18 Utah Code Ann. § 15-2-1
(but minors may attain majority by marriage)
Vermont 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 1, § 173
Virginia 18 Va. Code Ann. § 1-13.42
Washington 18 Wash. Rev. Code § 26.28.010
West Virginia 18 W. Va. Code § 2-2-l0(aa)
Wisconsin 18 Wis. Stat, Ann. §§ 938.02(1), 990.01(3) (defining "adult" for all purposes except investigation or prosecution of violations of law)
Wyoming 18 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-1-101




STATE STATUTE ESTABLISHING
A MINIMUM AGE TO VOTE

  StateAgeStatute
Alabama 18 Ala. Const. amend. 579
Alaska 18 Alaska Const. art. V, § 1
Alaska Stat. § 15-05-010
Arizona 18 Ariz.Const.art.VIl.S2
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-101
Arkansas 18 Ark. Code Ann. § 9-25-101
California 18 Cal. Const. art. 2, § 2
Colorado 18 Colo. Kev. Stat. § 1-2-101
Connecticut 18 Conn. Const. art. 6, § 1
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-12
Delaware 18 Del. Code Ann. tit. 15, § 1701
District of Columbia 18 D.C. Code Ann. § 1-1001.02(2)(B)
Florida 18 Fla. Stat. ch. § 97.041
Georgia 18 Ga. Const. art. 2, § 1, para. 2
Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-216
Hawaii 18 Haw. Const. art. II, § 1
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-12
Idaho 18 Idaho Code § 34-402
Illinois 18 111. Const. art. Ill, § 1
10 I11. Comp. Stat. 5/3 -1
Indiana 18 Ind. Code § 3-7-13-1
Iowa 18 Iowa Code § 48A.5
Kansas 18 Kan. Const. art. 5, § 1
Kentucky 18 Ky. Const. § 145
Louisiana 18La. Const. art. I, § 10
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:101
Maine 18Me. Const. art. II, § 1
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 111
Maryland 18 Md. Code Ann., Elec. § 3-102
Massachusetts18 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 1
Michigan18 Mich. Comp. Lawa § 168.492
Minnesota18 Minn. Stat.§ 201.014
Mississippi 18Miss. Const. art. 12, § 241
Missouri 18 Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 2
Montana18 Mont. Const. art. IV, § 2
Mont. Code Ann. I3-1-111
Nebraska 18Neb. Const. art. VI, § 1
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32 - 110
Nevada 18Nev. Rev. Stat. 293.485
New Hampshire 18N.H. Const. Pt. 1 Art 11
New Jersey 18N.J. Const. art. II, § 1, para. 3
New Mexico 18[no provision other than U.S. Const. amend. XXVI]
New York 18N.Y. Elec. Law § 5 -102
North Carolina 18N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-55
North Dakota 18N.D. Const. art. II, § 1
Ohio 18Ohio Const. art. V, § 1
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3503.01
Oklahoma 18Okla. Const. art. Ill, § 1
Oregon 18Or. Const. art. II, § 2
Pennsylvania 1825 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2811
Rhode Island 18R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-1-3
South Carolina 18 S.C. Code Ann. § 7-5-610
South Dakota 18 S.D. Const. art. VII, § 2
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 12-3-1
Tennessee 18 Term. Code Ann. § 2-2-102
Texas 18 Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 11.002
Utah 18 Utah Const. art. IV, § 2
Utah Code Ann. §20A-2-101
Vermont 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2121
Virginia 18 Va. Const. art. II, § 1
Washington 18 Wash. Const. art. VI, § 1
West Virginia 18 W. Va. Code § 3-1-3
Wisconsin 18 Wis. Const. art. Ill, § 1
Wis. Stat. § 6.02
Wyoming 18 Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 22-1-102, 22-3-102




STATE STATUTE ESTABLISHING
A MINIMUM AGE FOR JURY SERVICE

  StateAgeStatute
Alabama 19 Ala. Code § 12-16-60(a)(1)
Alaska 18 Alaska Stat. § 09.20.010(a)(3)
Arizona 18 Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-301(D)
Arkansas 18 Ark. Code Ann. 5§ 16-31-101,16-32-302
California 18 Cal. Civ. Proc. § 203(a)(2)
Colorado 18 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-71-105(2)(a)
Connecticut 18 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-217(a)
Delaware 18 Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4509(b)(2)
District of Columbia 18 D.C. Code Ann. § ll-1906(b)(1)(C)
Florida 18 Fla. Stat. § 40.01
Georgia 18 Ga. Code Ann. §§ 15-12-60,15-12-163
Hawaii 18 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 612-4(a)(1)
Idaho 18 Idaho Code § 2-209(2)(a)
Illinois 18 705 111. Comp. Stat. 305/2
Indiana 18 Ind. § Code 33-28-4-8
Iowa 18 Iowa Code § 607A.4(1)(a)
Kansas 18 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 43-156 (jurors must be qualified to be electors);
Kan.Const. art. 5, § 1 (person must be 18 to be qualified elector)
Kentucky 18 Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 29A.080(2)(a)
Louisiana 18 La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 401(a)(2)
Maine 18Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 1211
Maryland 18 Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 8 - 104
Massachusetts18 Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 234, § 1 (Jurors must be qualified to vote): id. ch. 51, § 1 (person must be 18 to vote)
Michigan18 Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(1)(a)
Minnesota18 Minn. Dist. Ct. R. 808(b)(2)
Mississippi 21Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-1
Missouri 21 Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.425 (1)
Montana18 Mont. Code Ann. § 3-15-301
Nebraska 19Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1601
Nevada 18 Nov. Rev. Stat. 6.010 (juror must be qualified elector); id. 293.485 (person must be 18 to vote)
New Hampshire 18N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 500-A:7-a(I)
New Jersey 18 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:20-1(a)
New Mexico 18N.M. Stat. Ann. § 38-5-1
New York 18 N.Y. Judiciary Law § 510(2)
North Carolina 18 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 9-3
North Dakota 18 N.D. Cent. Code § 27-09.1-08(2)(b)
Ohio 18 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2313.42
Oklahoma 18Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 28
Oregon 18 Or. Rev. Stat. § 10.030(2)(c)
Pennsylvania 18 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4502(a) (jurors must be of minimum age to vote);
25 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2811 (person must be 18 to vote)
Rhode Island 18 R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-9-1(a)(2)
South Carolina 18 S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-130
South Dakota 18 S.D. Codified Laws § 16-13-10
Tennessee 18 Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-1-101
Texas 18 Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 62.102(1)
Utah 18 Utah Code Ann. § 78-46-7(1 )(b)
Vermont 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4, § 962(a)(l) (jurors must have attained age of majority); id. tit. 1, § 173 (age of majority is 18)
Virginia 18 Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-337
Washington 18 Wash. Rev. Code § 2.36.070
West Virginia 18 W.Va.Code § 52-l-8(b)(1)
Wisconsin 18 Wis. Stat. § 756.02
Wyoming 18 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-11-101 (jurors must be adults); id. § 14-1-101 (person becomes an adult at 18)




STATE STATUTE ESTABLISHING
A MINIMUM AGE FOR GAMBLING

  StateAgeStatute
Alabama 19 Ala. Code § 11-65-44 (pari-mutuel betting)
Alaska — No legalized gambling
Arizona 21 Ariz. Rev. Stat. § § 5-515, 5-515.02 (lottery)
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 5-601.02 (gambling on Indian tribal lands)
Arkansas 18 Ark. Code Ann. § 28-110-405 (pari-mutuel betting)
California 18 Cal. Gov't Code § 8880.52 (lottery)
Colorado 18
18
21		 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-60-601 (pari-mutuel betting)
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-35-214(1)(c) (lottery)
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-47.1-809 (casinos)
Connecticut 18 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-576 (any form of gambling)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-813 (lottery)
Delaware 18
18
21		 Del. Const. art. II, § 17 (lottery)
Del. Code Ann. tit. 29, § 4810 (lottery)
Del. Code Ann. tit. 29, § 4810 (video lottery machine)
District of Columbia 18 D.C. Code Ann. § 3-1334 (any gambling)
Florida 18 Fla. Stat. chs. 24.116(1), 24.1055 (lottery)
Fla. Stat. ch. 550.0425 (pari-mutuel betting)
Fla. Stat. ch. 849.04 (keno, pool, or other games of chance)
Georgia 18 Ga. Code Ann. § 50-27-10(9) (lottery)
Hawaii 18 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1231(a)(5) (social gambling)
Idaho 18 Idaho Code § 54-2512(7) (pari-mutuel betting)
Idaho Code § § 67-7413, 67-7415 (lottery)
Illinois 18
21 		20 I11. Comp. Stat. 1605/15 (lottery)
230 I11. Comp. Stat. 10/18(b)(1) (riverboat gambling)
Indiana 18
18
21 		Ind. Code § 4-30-12-1 (lottery)
Ind. Code § 4-31-7-2 (pari-mutuel betting)
Ind. Code § 4-33-9-12 (riverboat gambling)
Iowa 21 Iowa Code § 99D.11(7) (pari-mutuel betting)
Iowa Code § 99F.9(6) (gambling boats)
Iowa Code § 99G.30(3) (lottery)
Kansas 18 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74- 8718(a)(3) (lottery)
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-8810(j) (pari-mutuel betting)
Kentucky 18 Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 154A.990 (lottery)
Louisiana 21 La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 47;9025(B)(2), 47:9070 (lottery)
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 27:260 (casinos)
Maine 18 Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit, 8, §§ 275-D(7), 278 (pari-mutuel betting)
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 8, § 380 (lottery)
Maryland 18 Md. Code Ann., State Gov't § 9- 124(b)(3) (lottery)
Massachusetts18 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, § 29 (lottery)
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, § 10 (pari-mutuel betting)
Michigan18
21 		Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.29 (lottery)
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.209(9) (casinos)
Minnesota18 Minn. Stat. § 240.13(8) (pari-mutuel betting)
Minn. Stat. § 349A.12 (lottery)
Mississippi 21Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-21 (any gambling)
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-155 (casinos)
Missouri 18
18
21		 Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.280 (lottery)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.670 (pari-mutuel betting)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.817 (excursion gambling boats)
Montana18 Mont. Code Ann. § 23-5-158 (any gambling)
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-7-110(3) (lottery)
Nebraska 18
18
19
19		Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-430 (Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act)
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-345 (Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act)
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9- 646 (Nebraska County and City Lottery Act)
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1207(3) (pari-mutuel betting)
Nevada 21 Nev. Rev. Stat. 463.350 (all gambling)
New Hampshire 18 N.H. Rev. Stat. Aim. §§ 287-E:21(V), 287-F:8(II) (lottery)
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 284:33 (pari-mutuel betting)
New Jersey 18
18
21		 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 5:9-15 (lottery)
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 5:5-65 (pari-mutuel betting)
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 5:12-119 (casinos)
New Mexico 18
21		 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 6-24-15(C) (lottery)
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 11-13-1(4)(B)(1) (casinos)
New York 18 N.Y. Tax Law § 1610(a) (lottery)
North Carolina — No legalized gambling.
North Dakota 18 N.D. Cent. Code § 53-12-24 (lottery)
Ohio 18 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3770.08(C) (lottery)
Oklahoma 18 Okla. Stat. tit. 3A § 723(D) (lottery)
Okla. Stat. tit. 3A § 208.4(B) (pari-mutuel betting)
Oregon 18 Or. Rev. Stat. § 461,600(1) (lottery)
Or. Rev. Stat. § 462.190 (pari-mutuel betting)
Pennsylvania 18 72 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3761-309(a) (lottery
Rhode Island 18 R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-4-2 (pari-mutuel betting)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-9 (lottery)
South Carolina 18 S.C. Code § 59-150-210(D) (lottery)
South Dakota 18
18
21
21		 S.D. Codified Laws § 42-7A-32 (lottery tickets)
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-7-76 (pari-mutuel betting)
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-7A-48 (video lottery machines)
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-7B-35 (limited card games and slot machines)
Tennessee 18 Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-36-310 (pari-mutuel betting)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-122 (lottery)
Texas 18 Tex. Govt. Code Ann. § 466.3051 (lottery)
Utah — No legalized gambling.
Vermont 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 31, § 613 (pari-mutuel betting)
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 31, §§ 661(3), 674(J)(2) (lottery)
Virginia 18 Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4015 (lottery
Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-403 (pari-mutuel betting)
Washington 18 Wash. Rev. Code § 67.70.120 (lottery)
West Virginia 18 W. Va. Code § 29-22-11(b) (lottery)
W. Va. Code § 19-23-9(e) (pari-mutuel betting)
Wisconsin 18 Wis. Stat. § 562.06 (pari-mutuel betting)
Wis. Stat. § 565.17(4) (lottery)
Wyoming 18 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-25-109(c) (pari-mutuel betting)




STATE STATUTE ESTABLISHING
A MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE
WITHOUT PARENTAL OR JUDICIAL CONSENT

  StateAgeStatute
Alabama 18 Ala. Code § 30-1-5
Alaska 18 Alaska Stat. §§ 25.05.011,25.05.171
Arizona 18 Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-102
Arkansas 18 Ark. Code Ann. §§ 9-11-102, 9-11-208
California 18 Cal. Fam. Code § 301
Colorado 18 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-2-106
Connecticut 18 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-30
Delaware 18 Del. Code Ann. tit. 13, § 123
District of Columbia 18 D.C. Code Ann. § 46-411
Florida 18 Fla. Stat. ch. 741,04,741.0405
Georgia 16 Ga. Code Ann. §§ 19-3-2,19-3-37 (those under 18 must obtain parental consent unless female applicant is pregnant or both applicants are parents of living child, in which case minimum age to marry without consent is 16)
Hawaii 18 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 572-2
Idaho 18 Idaho Code 32-202
Illinois 18 750 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/203
Indiana 18 Ind. Code §§ 31-11-1-4 ,31-11-1-5, 31-11-2-1,31-11-2-3
Iowa 18 Iowa Code § 595.2
Kansas 18 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-106
Kentucky 18 Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 402.020, 402.210
Louisiana 18La. Children's Code art. 1545,1547 (minors may not marry without consent);
La. Civil Code art. 29 (age of majority is 18)
Maine 18 Me. Rev. Stal, Ann. tit. 19-A, § 662
Maryland 16 Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 2-301 (those under 18 must obtaine parental consent unless female applicant call present proof of pregnancy or a child, in which case minimum age to marry without consent is 16)
Massachusetts18 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207 §§ 7,24,
Michigan18 Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.103
Minnesota18 Minn. Stat. § 517.02
Mississippi 15/17Miss. Code Ann. § 93-1-5 (female applicants must be 15; male applicants must be 17)
Missouri 18 Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.090
Montana18 Mont. Code Ann. §§ 40-1-202, 40-1- 213
Nebraska 19Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-105 (minors must have parental consent to marry); id. § 43-2101 (defining "minor" as a person under 19)
Nevada 18 Nev. Rev. Stat. 122.020
New Hampshire 18N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:5
New Jersey 18 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 37:1-6
New Mexico 18 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-1-6
New York 18 N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 15
North Carolina 18 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-2
North Dakota 18 N.D. Cent. Code § 14-03-02
Ohio 18 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3101.01
Oklahoma 18 Okla. Stat. tit. 43 § 3
Oregon 18 Or. Rev. Stat. § 106.060
Pennsylvania 18 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1304
Rhode Island 18 R.I. Gen. Laws §15-2-11
South Carolina 18 S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-250
South Dakota 18 S.D. Codified Laws § 25-1-9
Tennessee 18 Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-106
Texas 18 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § § 2.101- 2.103
Utah 18 Utah Code Ann. § 30-1-9
Vermont 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 5142
Virginia 18 Va. Code Ann. §§ 20-45.1,20-48, 20-49
Washington 18 Wash. Rev. Code § 26.04.210
West Virginia 18 W. Va. Code § 48-2-301
Wisconsin 18 Wis. Stat. § 765.02
Wyoming 18 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-102