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States Where Adultery is Illegal

States Where Adultery is Illegal: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.

Law51 states · 1 metricUpdated Mar 31, 2025Original page
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Legality of Adultery

3 values across 51 entries

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51 states
AlabamaMisdemeanor
AlaskaDecriminalized
ArizonaMisdemeanor
ArkansasDecriminalized
CaliforniaDecriminalized
ColoradoDecriminalized
ConnecticutDecriminalized
DelawareDecriminalized
District of ColumbiaDecriminalized
FloridaMisdemeanor
GeorgiaMisdemeanor
HawaiiDecriminalized
IdahoDecriminalized
IllinoisMisdemeanor
IndianaDecriminalized
IowaDecriminalized
KansasMisdemeanor
KentuckyDecriminalized
LouisianaDecriminalized
MaineDecriminalized
MarylandMisdemeanor
MassachusettsDecriminalized
MichiganFelony
MinnesotaDecriminalized
MississippiMisdemeanor
MissouriDecriminalized
MontanaDecriminalized
NebraskaDecriminalized
NevadaDecriminalized
New HampshireDecriminalized
New JerseyDecriminalized
New MexicoDecriminalized
New YorkDecriminalized
North CarolinaMisdemeanor
North DakotaMisdemeanor
OhioDecriminalized
OklahomaFelony
OregonDecriminalized
PennsylvaniaDecriminalized
Rhode IslandMisdemeanor
South CarolinaMisdemeanor
South DakotaDecriminalized
TennesseeDecriminalized
TexasDecriminalized
UtahDecriminalized
VermontDecriminalized
VirginiaMisdemeanor
WashingtonDecriminalized
West VirginiaDecriminalized
WisconsinFelony
WyomingDecriminalized

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Where does this states where adultery is illegal data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Map Shows 16 States Where It's Illegal to Cheat on Your Wife - Newsweek; Adultery Laws - Wikipedia; Adultery Laws - LegalFix; Adultery Laws - ACLU.

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