The Age of Consent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.034 — seventeen, and a felony for anyone twenty one or older
A person twenty one years of age or older who has sexual intercourse with someone less than seventeen years of age commits statutory rape in the second degree, a class D felony.
Who handles this in Missouri: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Missouri directory.
Younger victims and other offenses are in other sections with their own ages, not covered here, as are registration and the consequences of a conviction. A charge, or the worry of one, is a question for a licensed Missouri attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.034 — Statutory rape in the second degree
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Missouri attorney.