Minnesota
Sex Laws 2026

The age of consent in Minnesota is 16 as of May 2026, the same as in 29 other states. Minnesota requires schools to teach sex education, one of 28 states that do, and the mandated approach is comprehensive, with a medical-accuracy requirement and LGBTQ+ inclusive content. Adult entertainment regulation is liberal, and the state scores 100/100 on this page's sex-ed progressiveness scale.

Minnesota's age of consent is 16. There is a close-in-age provision under Minnesota Statutes Section 609.344: sexual activity involving a 13-, 14-, or 15-year-old is a lesser offense if the defendant is less than four years older than the minor.

Minnesota requires comprehensive sex education that is medically accurate, inclusive of LGBTQ+ identities and relationships, and includes consent education. The mandate is one of the stronger ones in the Midwest. Minnesota updated its sex education standards in 2023 to strengthen LGBTQ+ inclusion and consent requirements. Schools must cover contraception, STI prevention, healthy relationships, and reproductive anatomy.

Minnesota's adult entertainment environment is among the more permissive in the Midwest. Minneapolis has an established adult entertainment industry, and the state regulates it through local licensing without aggressive state-level restrictions. The Minnesota Supreme Court has applied strong First Amendment protections to adult businesses and performances.

Strong comprehensive sex ed mandate. Medically accurate, LGBTQ+ inclusive, consent education required.

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