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things you can legally do when you turn 18?

post #1 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:37am
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Help me out here... My friend just turned 18 and I want to give her a list of things she can legally do now that she turned 18. I know that there are websites that have lists of these things but for some reason Google doesn't want to cooperate tonight!

If anyone can help out, that would be much appreciated
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post #2 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:43am
Doesn't it depend on the state?
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post #3 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:45am
Uh . . how does she not know?

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post #4 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:48am
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Yes it does depend on the state, but there are many general things you can do. I'm sure she knows a bunch of them, but there are obscure things that you can do after turning 18. I just thought it would be funny to give a list to her along with her card.
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post #5 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:48am
hmm, i believe the big one is that you can legally have sexual intercourse with people over the age 18 now without it being considered Statutory Rape, because legally no intercourse before 18 can be considered Consensual if it's with an adult. the same goes for performing in the adult entertainment industry, 18 is the magic number.

amazingly, most states still have the legal age to drink as 21 - shouldn't the two ages be flipped for these? nevermind!
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post #6 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:49am
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Originally Posted by Jahn
hmm, i believe the big one is that you can legally have sexual intercourse with people over the age 18 now without it being considered Statutory Rape, because legally no intercourse before 18 can be considered Consensual if it's with an adult. the same goes for performing in the adult entertainment industry, 18 is the magic number.

amazingly, most states still have the legal age to drink as 21 - shouldn't the two ages be flipped for these? nevermind!
nah, they should just make drinking age like 15
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post #7 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:49am
Some, off the top of somebody else's head.

Join the military
Vote
Buy tobacco
Buy firearms
Get married
Have sex with other adults
Dance naked in a strip club
Rent adult films
Star in adult films
Get tattooed
Play the lottery
Buy a house

Edit: Naughty word filter struck.
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post #8 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:50am
oh, at 18 you can also vote and you are allowed to serve in the military.

but you still can't drink.
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post #9 of 55
3/5/06 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by Firam
Some, off the top of somebody else's head.

Join the military
Vote
Buy tobacco
Buy firearms
Get married
Have sex with other adults
Dance naked in a strip club
Rent adult films
Star in adult films
Get tattooed
Play the lottery
Buy a house

Edit: Naughty word filter struck.
Good list, we can work from here I guess.

She can buy a lighter! How cool is that!?!?
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post #10 of 55
3/5/06 at 3:03am
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Originally Posted by Jahn
oh, at 18 you can also vote and you are allowed to serve in the military.
you can legally serve in the military at the age of 17 (just need parents' permission)
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post #11 of 55
3/5/06 at 3:42am
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Originally Posted by cire
you can legally serve in the military at the age of 17 (just need parents' permission)
Well if you can join the military I suppose that means she can kill people too.
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post #12 of 55
3/5/06 at 3:48am
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Originally Posted by busta
Good list, we can work from here I guess.

She can buy a lighter! How cool is that!?!?
do you actually have to be 18 to buy a lighter? if thats a real law its never enforced (in CT atleast)
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post #13 of 55
3/5/06 at 3:57am
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Now I'm not sure if it's a real law, but a lot of stores won't sell lighters to minors.
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post #14 of 55
3/5/06 at 4:08am
you can legally do whatever you could do when you were 17
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post #15 of 55
3/5/06 at 4:41am
You can be legally liable for doing all the things that are illegal when you reach 18
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