How old can a 16 year old date in Colorado?

The legal age of consent in Colorado is seventeen (17) years old. However, under the close-in-age exception (Romeo and Juliet law), a 15 or 16-year-old may legally consent to sex with someone less than 10 years older, and minors 14 and younger may legally consent to sex with someone less than four years older.

What are the dating laws in Colorado?

Colorado also provides exemptions for specified age differences between partners and for marriage. Age of sexual consent. The Colorado age of sexual consent is 17 years old. Colorado law does not criminalize consensual sex when both parties are 17 years old or older.