Re: The Armed Citizen - Missouri

Some Guy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

: The Age of Majority


: U.S. State, Australia, and Canadian Province Age of Majority Statutes: The
: following list gives the legal age of majority in the various states and
: provinces. This list is not complete as yet and if you have further
: information, please Contact us so we can include it here.


: UNITED STATES:


:   a.. Alabama - 19, No modifications.

:   b.. Alaska - 18.

:   c.. Arkansas - 18 or when child graduates from high school.

:   d.. California - 18; unless child still in high school, then on graduation
: or 19th birthday which ever occurs first.

:   e.. Connecticut - 18.

:   f.. D.C. - 21 years of age, or at the point the minor is self supporting
: through marriage, employment, or military service.

:   g.. Delaware - 18.

:   h.. Florida - 18.

:   i.. Georgia - 18.

:   j.. Hawaii - 18.

:   k.. Idaho - 18.

:   l.. Illinois - 18.

:   m.. Kansas - 18.

:   n.. Kentucky - 18, 19 if attending high school

:   o.. Louisiana - 18: unless emancipated earlier by notarial act, marriage
: or judicial determination: if child is still in high school, then age 19, or
: upon graduation from high school, whichever occurs first.

:   p.. Maine - 18.

:   q.. Maryland - 18.

:   r.. Massachusetts - 18.

:   s.. Michigan - 18.

:   t.. Minnesota - 18. With a person's 18th birthday come most of the rights,
: privileges, responsibilities, and obligations of adulthood. These rights
: include the right to vote, the right to make contracts, the right to marry
: without permission from parents or guardians, the right to purchase a
: firearm, and the right to serve on a jury.

:   u.. Mississippi - 21

:   v.. Montana - 18; or earlier if married, in the military, or fully
: financially independent of custodial parent.

:   w.. Nebraska - 19

:   x.. New Hampshire-Age if Majority: 18 (FULL CIVIL RIGHTS)

:   y.. New Mexico - 18; however, a 16 year old may be emancipated by having
: entered into valid marriage or active duty in armed services or by receiving
: declaration of emancipation pursuant to court petition and order showing
: he/she is living apart and managing his/her own affairs.

:   z.. Nevada - 18; 19 if still in high school.

:   aa.. New York - 21; NY has no statute with respect to emancipation*; issue
: is decided on case-by-case basis; emancipation can take place before 21, if
: appropriate court so decides

:   ab.. Ohio - 18 or graduated from high school, whichever occurs later.

:   ac.. Oklahoma - 18.

:   ad.. Oregon - 18; 21 if in school half-time or more.

:   ae.. Pennsylvania - 18 and out of high school.

:   af.. Puerto Rico - 21 years of age, or whenever minor is self-supporting
: through marriage.

:   ag.. Tennessee - 18; unless child is still in high school; in such cases
: emancipation occurs when child graduates from high school or when class
: child is in when he/she reaches age of majority.

:   ah.. Utah - 18, or child graduates with high school graduating class.

:   ai.. Vermont - 18.

:   aj.. Virginia - 18 or a full-time high school student, not
: self-supporting, and living in the home of the parent, until the child
: reaches the age of nineteen (19) or graduates from high school, whichever
: comes first.

:   ak.. Washington - 18, Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
: all persons shall be deemed and taken to be of full age for all purposes at
: the age of eighteen years.

:   al.. Wisconsin - 18 and graduation from high school, or 19 years of age,
: whichever is sooner.

: Several states list 19 as the age of majority.

US Armed forces: 17

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William "Dave" Thweatt
Robert E. Welch Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemistry Department
Rice University
Houston, TX
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