§ 609.685

State v. Mitchell · 1998 2 citations

There are numerous examples of legislation that treat children differently from adults under the assumption that children are less capable or are in need of adult protection. See, e.g., Minn. Stat. § 201.014, subd. 1(a) (1996) (requiring that voters be 18 years old); Minn. Stat. § 609.343, subd. 1(a) (1996) (criminalizing sexual contact with a child under the age of 13 when the actor is more than 36 months older even if the 13-year-old consents to the contact); Minn. Stat. § 609.343, subd. 1(b) (1996) (criminalizing sexual contact with a child between the ages of 13 and 16 when the actor is more than 48 months older and in a position of authority over the child); Minn. Stat. § 609.685 (1996) (forbidding the sale of tobacco to children under 18 years old); Minn. Stat. § 617.293 (1996) (prohibiting the sale of pornography to children under 18 years old).

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State v. Fitzpatrick · 2004 1 citation

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