Age Majority by State: Difference between revisions

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Age of Majority by State - 2009[edit | edit source]

The age of majority is determined by each state. Factors influenced by the age of majority: voting rights, age;to marriage, own property, joining the army, a judge may declare a minor emancipated, he or she may receive majority at the same time.

The age of majority may have varied historically.

State	Majority Age
Alabama	18
Alaska	18
Arizona	18
Arkansas	18 or graduation from high school
California	18
Colorado	18
Connecticut	18
Delaware	19
District of Columbia	18
Florida	18
Georgia	18
Hawaii	18
Idaho	18
Illinois	18
Indiana	18
Iowa	18
Kansas	18
Kentucky	18
Louisiana	18
Maine	18
Maryland	18
Massachusetts	18
Michigan	18
Minnesota	18
Missouri	18
Mississippi	21
Montana	18
Nebraska	19
New Hampshire	18
New Mexico	18
Nevada	18 or graduation from high school
New Jersey	18
New York	18
North Carolina	18
North Dakota	18
Ohio	18 or graduation from high school
Oklahoma	18
Oregon	18
Pennsylvania	18
Rhode Island	18
South Carolina	18
South Dakota	18
Tennessee	18 or graduation from high school
Texas	18
Utah	18 or graduation from high school
Vermont	18
Virginia	18 or graduation from high school
Washington	18
West Virginia	18
Wisconsin	18 or graduation from high school
Wyoming	18

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-The age of majority is determined by each state.&nbsp; Factors influenced by the age of majority: voting rights, age;to marriage, own property, joining the army, a judge may declare a minor emancipated, he or she may receive majority at the same time.
+The age of majority is determined by each state.  Factors influenced by the age of majority: voting rights, age;to marriage, own property, joining the army, a judge may declare a minor emancipated, he or she may receive majority at the same time.
 The age of majority may have varied historically.