At what age can a minor be left home alone LEGALLY in California?
606975
There is no minimum age to leave a child home alone in California.\n\nThere are, however, some significant laws on the books for child endangerment, and leaving a child home alone can be endangerment depending on the circumstances.
646719
He must petition the court for emancipation of a minor.\nMy wife did it when she was 16 in California.\nI believe he must have a job and a place of residence other than yours. Check with your local District Attorney to make sure.
282285
it depends upon state laws.  In California for instance the 22 year old can be prosecuted if the 17 year old is a girl, but not if the boy is 17.
21450
Unfortunately, they're telling the truth.  The California Education Code requires every person between the ages of 6 and 18 to attend school (Section 48200).  And all persons between the ages of 16 and 18 who are what the law calls "habitually truant" (absent far too often) can be brought to juvenile court (Section 48403).
951380
The officers will not need his consent.  If they believe there is a reason, they will search the vehicle to make sure there is nothing in it that imposes the danger to the minor. (In the US, the "minor" is anyone who is under the age of 18).
303737
18 without parental consent.
369869
In Ca. if a girl is under 18 it is illegal for a man of any age to touch her physically.
742530
A minor cannot live separately from the parents if there is no valid reason under the law.
511673
Dear Friend,\n\nThat would depend, I'm sure, on the age of the child.  Leaving a 16 year old unattended in a motor vehicle is fine; leaving a newborn would be a very different story.  Other factors would also apply, such as how hot or cold the car was , whether the car was locked, etc.  All of this would come under child neglect and abuse statutes, and punishments could include fines, imprisonment, or, in the extreme, termination of parental rights.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
441635
where I live, michigan, its 18 without paretnal consent.
159108
There is no state-wide law on the issue. In Sacramento minors are not allowed in public places after 10, though there is a rather long list of exceptions. The site below has the full law.
421941
As others have said, you must be 18 to get married without parental consent. You can leave home at 17 if your parents allow it, but if they do not, there is little you can do to keep them from making you come back home. If they do try to do that, you can petition in court by arguing that you are in fact emancipated because you care for yourself, but really, it's simpler to wait until you're 18; it's really not that long to wait.
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depending on the state and judge is what counts. In california many are given a citation with a court date.If minor has no prior history of possesion he could be given a fine to pay and/or community service.But dont worry about that start worrying of re ridding the use of the drug and the addiction
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The parents' legal responsiblity to care for their child is independant of the actions of the child.  The prosecutor and police would still have the judgement call on their own as to what response they would have.  In cases where the parents had made reasonable efforts to monitor their child's whereabouts, and the child goes astray, there is rarely consequences to the parent.  If the parent left the child alone at home willfully, the consequences would likely be greater.
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once your child is 16 you're no longer responsible for their actions. it depends on the situation, however, because if they child decides to move out on their own then they're allowed and you're no longer responsible. at the same time, however, if you're refusing to take care of your child when they need it, you're to blame.\n\nit more so depends on the situation, really. if it's something you can't control, then you're not responsible.
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Generally, a minor cannot legally live on her own without her parents' permission.  In rare cases a minor may be emancipated by a family court judge.  This is usually only done for persons in their late teens (16-17) who have completed school and are financially indpendent.  The intention is to allow teenagers who are capable of living indpendently the ability to make their own legal and medical decisions, and protect them financially.  It must also be demonstrated that it is not in the best interest of the minor to remain a dependent of her parents until she is 18.  An emancipated minor is for the most part legally treated as an adult, and would be free to move out of state without her parents consent.
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Whoa, cowboy...just a point of order here, to keep someone out of trouble.  The whole "over 16" thing may be true in some states, but nobody here should think it applies in California.\n\nBecause it ain't so.\n\nIn California, you must be 18 and older to legally have sex.  Does not matter who consents to what.  End of story.\n\nMy apologies to the asker...this is not an answer to the original question and I probably should be made to forfeit two points just for doing it.\n\nOkay, let's look at the question:\n\nHmph.  Does not say what I thought it did.  In court, this question would be responded to with this; "Objection.  Assumes facts not in evidence."\n\nIn other words, the asker of this question is stating as fact that a man who sleeps with another man's wife (with her consent) can be charged (with what we do not know, but we'll assume a crime).  Therein lies the "fact" which is not in evidence yet.\n\nIn California, it never will be.  Two consenting adults can do doggone near anything they want to in California...the more I think of it, when it comes to sex they *can* do anything they want, as long as both (all?) agree.  \n\nSo the question, at least in my state, is flawed.  It states that a man can be charged for humping someone else's wife and that isn't true.  Therefore, a woman wouldn't be charged with humping someone's husband for the same reason...it's legal in this state.\n\nEven further, now that I think about it:\n\nIf we're talking about legally married spouses, then it's probable that someone could legally have sex at an age less than 18 in this state.  You can't legally marry until you are 18 OR with...umm...something... parental permission or emancipation, I think.  If you're emancipated, you can have sex as far as I know.  Not sure about the parental permission for marriage equalling the right to hump.\n\nBizarre question.\n\nEven more bizzare answer.