Questions tagged [minor]
Use this tag for questions related to the law for minors, i.e. persons who have not reached the age of majority (usually 16, 18, or 21 years). For questions about youth criminal justice systems, use tag [juvenile-law]
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(Australia) Can an organisation's duty of care for a minor be waived by a guardian?
Can a guardian in Australia legally waive an organisation's duty of care to a minor by signing a waiver?
Are such waivers enforceable, and do they remove or reduce the organisation's duty of care? Any ...
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Are minors required to be represented by an attorney in Kentucky?
I was in court with my child on a truancy case and was told by the judge that a minor in the State of Kentucky is required by state law to have representation by an attorney.
What does Kentucky law ...
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Can an adult who was incarcerated as a minor sue for damages? [closed]
A child that had never committed a criminal offence was incarcerated multiple times, subjected to sexual assault via cavity searches, humiliation, and isolation.
Now wants to sue the state as an adult....
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Which law criminalises suspended/former teachers having sex with 16-year old pupils?
A UK school teacher is about to be put in jail for having sex with schoolboys, 15 and 16 years old.
This question is only about the 16-year old part of the story:
The jury was told that it was a ...
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Is it legal to scam pedophiles?
I am a minor. If I offer to sell explicit pictures to a pedophile, and then refuse to send said pictures after they pay me, would I get arrested?
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Can a minor advise an adult on how to gamble?
In Malcolm in the Middle season 2 episode 5 "Casino", Hal plays blackjack at a casino on an Indian reservation. He takes cues from his son Malcolm, who can card count and is standing in an ...
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What laws apply to the possession of pocket knives by minors in California?
What, if any, California laws regarding the possession of pocket knives apply specifically to minors?
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Can a car's infotainment system, or Android Auto, be used while driving as a minor in Massachusetts?
In Massachusetts, the law is that minors cannot use electronic devices. It's not really clear what this involves though. It sounds like I cannot mount my phone to the dashboard and use it that way, ...
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Why is per country cap for employment based immigration gcs not illegal?
I have a minor son who is a legal us citizen but I am on h1b with valid I-140 for the last 8 years. In case of job loss where I have to leave the usa, he will have to go thru the tough choice of ...
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Is it illegal to act against the parents' wishes when taking care of a minor?
When taking care of a minor with permission of the parents, what is the legal force of any rules the parents set?
For example, if I look after someone's child, and they tell me the child may not ...
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Is the server owner required to ask for ID to allow access to adult content on a Discord server in the UK?
Consider somebody is running a Discord server that allows for NSFW content. They use the NSFW tag on the relevant channels, so as to defer to Discord's own "I am over 18" button for ...
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Who is breaking the law if a child engages in the gig economy?
There is a news story about children working for delivery apps that describes the practice as "illegal". The exact details are not clear, to me at least, so suppose the following ...
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Is it constitutional to require that certain drivers have no detectable alcohol in their bloodstream without religious exemptions?
It would likely be unconstitutional for a state to prohibit minors from consuming small amounts of alcohol for religious purposes, such as Communion in Christianity.
It is possible, although unlikely, ...
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Has anyone been prosecuted in the US because a minor consumed alcohol for religious purposes?
Has anyone been prosecuted because a minor drank alcohol for religious purposes, such as sacramental wine used for the Eucharist/Communion in some Christian denominations? This could be either the ...
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What legal actions can a minor take against an adult having photos of her
A man printed out 400+ pictures of different girls, ages ranging from 15 to 20. From what I could tell most of the pictures were from social media accounts, there were mirror pictures, bikini pictures,...
