Legal Question in Military Law in Colorado

Re: Age

It depends on the law of the state where you reside. It would not be legal in many states, particularly midwestern states. I would urge you to check with a local attorney to find out what the "age of consent" is in your jurisdiction. If you have sex with a 16 year old girl on a military base in Colorado, the Colorado state law, not military law, applies to determine whether that's a crime or not. Military law may still have something to say, however, particularly where it may be seen as conduct unbecoming.

Jimmy Buffet once wrote a song called Livingston Saturday Night where he observed that "fifteen will get you twenty." As a result, it is just NEVER safe to assume on this subject. The Colorado Revised Statutes as available on the web states:

18-3-402 Colo. Rev. Stat.

(1) Any actor who knowingly inflicts sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on a victim commits sexual assault if: ...

(d) At the time of the commission of the act, the victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years older than the victim and is not the spouse of the victim; or

(e) At the time of the commission of the act, the victim is at least fifteen years of age but less than seventeen years of age and the actor is at least ten years older than the victim and is not the spouse of the victim; or

This information is deemed reliable but has not been verified. You should check with an attorney to be certain your behavior comports with the law.