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As in most other countries, '''minimum ages''' apply in [[Romania]] for various activities involving [[Minor (law)|minor]]s.
==General==
The following minimum legal ages apply in Romania:
* [[Age of consent|Legal age to have sexual intercourse]]: 16+<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vedemjust.ro/modificari-codul-penal/ | title=Modificări la Codul penal pentru violenţe sexuale şi în familie | date=9 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/romania/|title=2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Romania|website=state.gov|access-date=29 March 2023|date=30 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[age of criminal responsibility|Legal age of criminal responsibility]]: 14
* [[Smoking age|Legal age to buy tobacco products]]: 18
* [[Voting age|Legal age for voting]]: 18
* [[Age of candidacy|Legal age to be elected]] in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Chamber of Deputies]] ([[lower house]] of [[Parliament of Romania|Parliament]]): 23<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?id=339|title=CONSTITUTIA ROMÂNIEI|website=www.cdep.ro}}</ref>
* Legal age to be elected in the [[Senate of Romania|Senate]] ([[upper house]] of Parliament): 33
* Legal age to be elected to the office of [[President of Romania|President]]: 35
* [[Legal working age|Legal age for employment]]: 15
* [[List of countries by minimum driving age|Legal driving age]]: 16 (A1/AM & B1 licenses), 18 (All vehicles excluding some categories such as A for motorcycles)
* Conscription age (voluntary since 2007): 18
==Minors==
Under Romanian law, minors are people under 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-38-inceputul-capacitatii-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-civila-a-persoanei-fizice|title=Art. 38 Noul cod civil Începutul capacităţii de exerciţiu Capacitatea de exerciţiu Capacitatea civilă a persoanei fizice|publisher=|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> Nevertheless, civil law differentiates between minors under 14, who are completely devoid of legal capacity,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-43-lipsa-capacitatii-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-civila-a-persoanei-fizice|title=Art. 43 Noul cod civil Lipsa capacităţii de exerciţiu Capacitatea de exerciţiu Capacitatea civilă a persoanei fizice|publisher=|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> and minors age 14-17, who have a limited form of legal capacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-41-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-restransa-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-civila-a-persoanei-fizice|title=Art. 41 Noul cod civil Capacitatea de exerciţiu restrânsă Capacitatea de exerciţiu Capacitatea civilă a persoanei fizice|publisher=|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> [[Emancipation of minors]] under the law occurs either through marriage<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-39-situatia-minorului-casatorit-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-civila-a-persoanei-fizice|title=Art. 39 Noul cod civil Situaţia minorului căsătorit Capacitatea de exerciţiu Capacitatea civilă a persoanei fizice|publisher=|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> or by court order, if there are strong reasons, from age 12 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-40-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-anticipata-capacitatea-de-exercitiu-capacitatea-civila-a-persoanei-fizice|title=Art. 40 Noul cod civil Capacitatea de exerciţiu anticipată Capacitatea de exerciţiu Capacitatea civilă a persoanei fizice|publisher=|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
==Marriageable age==
The [[marriageable age]] is defined in Art 272 of the [[Civil Code of Romania]]. This article sets a minimum age of marriage of  18, which can, in special circumstances, be lowered to 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-272-varsta-matrimoniala-conditiile-de-fond-pentru-incheierea-casatoriei-incheierea-casatoriei|title=Art. 272 Noul cod civil Vârsta matrimonială Condiţiile de fond pentru încheierea căsătoriei Încheierea căsătoriei|publisher=|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> The marriageable age is the same for boys and girls, as Law nr. 288/2007 equalized the marriageable age of the sexes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreptonline.ro/legislatie/lege_modificare_codul_familiei_288_2007.php|title=Drept OnLine:: Legea nr. 288/2007 pentru modificarea si completarea Legii nr. 4/1953 - Codul familiei|website=www.dreptonline.ro|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>http://www.uniuneanotarilor.ro/files/1_articol%20codul%20familiei%20final.doc. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075253/http://www.uniuneanotarilor.ro/files/1_articol%20codul%20familiei%20final.doc |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
==Minors and religious freedom==
Minors can choose their own religion from age 14. (Art. 491, 2)<ref name="legeaz.net">{{cite web|url=https://legeaz.net/noul-cod-civil/art-491-religia-copilului-drepturile-si-indatoririle-parintesti|title=Art. 491 Noul cod civil Religia copilului Drepturile şi îndatoririle părinteşti|publisher=|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> Minors under 14 are guided religiously by their parents, however they can not be forcefully made to follow a religion.(Art. 491, 1)<ref name="legeaz.net"/>
==Employment==
Minors can work from age 15. Minors aged 15 need their parents' consent, while those aged 16–17 do not need their parents' consent. There are, however, restrictions on the type of jobs that minors under 18 can practice. (Art 13 of the Labour Code).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avocat-dreptul-muncii.eu/codul_muncii_2017.php|title=Codul Muncii 2017 (Legea 53/2003 actualizata 2017|first=MCP Cabinet|last=avocati|website=www.avocat-dreptul-muncii.eu|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Society of Romania]]
[[Category:Minimum ages|Romania]]