aretheylegal

Get age of consent laws and related legal advisements per U.S. state.

Disclaimer: This is NOT legal advice and is for informational purposes only.

Installation

npm install aretheylegal

Usage

const { 
  getAgeOfConsent, 
  listStates, 
  isLegalAge, 
  hasCloseInAgeExemption,
  getAuthorityRestrictions,
  getLegalNotes
} = require('aretheylegal');

// Get complete information for a state
console.log(getAgeOfConsent("Texas"));

// Get a list of all available states
console.log(listStates());

// Check if someone is of legal age in a state
console.log(isLegalAge("California", 17)); // false
console.log(isLegalAge("Texas", 17)); // true

// Check close-in-age exemption information
console.log(hasCloseInAgeExemption("Florida"));

// Get authority figure restrictions
console.log(getAuthorityRestrictions("New York"));

// Get legal notes for a state
console.log(getLegalNotes("Alabama"));

API

getAgeOfConsent(stateName)

Returns complete consent data for the specified state.

listStates()

Returns an array of all available state names.

isLegalAge(stateName, age)

Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified age is at or above the age of consent for the specified state.

hasCloseInAgeExemption(stateName)

Returns information about close-in-age exemptions for the specified state.

getAuthorityRestrictions(stateName)

Returns information about authority figure restrictions for the specified state.

getLegalNotes(stateName)

Returns legal notes for the specified state.

Data Structure

Each state's data follows this structure:

{
  "state": "State Name",
  "age_of_consent": 16, // Age of consent in years
  "close_in_age_exemption": {
    "exists": true, // Whether close-in-age exemptions exist
    "details": "Description of exemptions"
  },
  "authority_figure_restrictions": {
    "exists": true, // Whether authority figure restrictions exist
    "details": "Description of restrictions"
  },
  "legal_notes": "Additional legal information"
}

License

MIT