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| Region | Suriname |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The age of consent is 16 years and gender neutral. Article 302 of the Penal Code, which established a different age of sexual consent for homosexuals, was amended in 2015. |
| Sources | https://www.dna.sr/media/138146/S.B._2015_no._44_wet_van_30_mrt_15_wijz._wetboek_van_strafrecht.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Suriname_PRE_SESSIONS_SUMMARY.pdf https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/age-of-consent-by-country |
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Revision History (8)
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| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1869 | 2015 |
| Description | The age of consent in Suriname is 16 for heterosexuals, and 18 for homosexuals. | The age of consent is 16 years and gender neutral. Article 302 of the Penal Code, which established a different age of sexual consent for homosexuals, was amended in 2015. |
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| Sources | https://pridelegal.com/suriname-lgbt-laws/ https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname | https://www.dna.sr/media/138146/S.B._2015_no._44_wet_van_30_mrt_15_wijz._wetboek_van_strafrecht.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Suriname_PRE_SESSIONS_SUMMARY.pdf https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/age-of-consent-by-country |
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edited by beenegative. Previous entry was vague, didn't provide ages, and didn't provide a source.
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| Description | One of the three places in South America that has the unequal age of consent. | The age of consent in Suriname is 16 for heterosexuals, and 18 for homosexuals. |
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| Sources | https://pridelegal.com/suriname-lgbt-laws/ https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname | |
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- Newer law has been passed "pridelegal URL is broken. https://web.archive.org/web/20220305144358/https://www.pridelegal.com/suriname-lgbt-laws/"
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | needs a close-in-age exemption. AKA Romeo and Juliet laws. | One of the three places in South America that has the unequal age of consent. |
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| Sources | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname | No |
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| Description | No | needs a close-in-age exemption. AKA Romeo and Juliet laws. |
| Sources | No | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname |