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Age |
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The legal capacity of a person begins with their birth |
0 |
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From the age of three to the start of school, children are entitled to attend a nursery (section 24 of the Social Code/SGB VIII) |
3 |
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Beginning of the compulsory school attendance |
6 |
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Admission to the films approved for the respective age group |
6, 12, 16, 18 |
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A minor who has turned seven has limited legal competence in accordance with sections 107 to 113 of the German Civil Code (BGB)
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7 |
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Anyone who has not yet turned seven is not responsible for damage that he/she causes to others |
7 |
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For a declaration of intent that is not advantageous only to him/her, a minor (under the age of 18) requires the consent of his/her legalrepresentative (section 107 of the German Civil Code/BGB) |
7-18 |
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If the minor has unlimited legal competence, his/her consent replaces the consent of the representative |
16 |
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Child labour is generally forbidden up until the age of 15. Exceptions are permitted |
15 |
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Active and passive right to vote for youth representatives in companies |
14 |
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Limited criminal responsibility |
14 |
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Crimes committed by young persons (14–18) are always tried by juvenile courts; this also applies to adolescents (18–21) who at the time of the crime – based on their moral and mental development – were equivalent to the status of a juvenile |
14-20 |
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Unlimited criminal responsibility |
21 |
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Right to acquire a driving licence for:
– Motorised bikes up to a speed of 25 km/h
– Mopeds up to 50 km/h and light motorcycles up to 80 km/ph
– Automobiles (class 3) and motorbikes up to 20 kW (class 1a)
Probationary period for supervised driving
– Motorbikes (class 1), provided the person has had licence 1a for at least two years
– Lorries (class 2)
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15 |
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Permission to take up full-time employment, dependent on the duration of compulsory full-time school attendance in the individual Federal Länder |
(15) 16 |
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Night shifts are permitted from |
18 |
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Sale of tobacco products to young people, including from cigarette vending machines and Smoking in public from |
18 |
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Sale of alcoholic beverages to young people permitted from |
18 |
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Permission to attend public dance events up to 12 midnight |
16 |
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Marriage with the consent of the guardianship court is possible if the future spouse is of age |
16 |
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Duty to possess a personal identification card from |
16 |
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A person should not be married until they have come of age (of marriageable age). The family court can grant a petition to exempt the person from this regulation if the petitioner has turned 16 and his/her future spouse is of age |
16 |
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With the consent of their parents, boys can sign up for basic military service |
17 |
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Beginning of military service duty for men. Since 1 January 2002, the duration of the basic military service has been nine months |
18 |
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Women may render armed service, but may not be obligated to do so (Basic Law (Grundgesetz) Art. 12a, resolution of the Bundestag of 27 October 2000) |
18 |
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For adults, the following constitutes a punishable offence:
– Performing sexual acts on a child or having a child perform sexual acts on an adult
– Ordering a child to perform sexual acts on a third party or letting a third party perform sexual acts on him/her
– Affecting a child by showing pornographic images or depictions by playing sound recording and storage mediums of pornographic content or by talking accordingly
– Seducing girls under the age of 16 to perform sexual intercourse
– Sexual abuse of charges under the age of 18
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The right to join a trade union, as soon as an apprenticeship or working relationship has commenced |
15/16 |
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End of compulsory school attendance |
18 |
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Majority from |
18 |
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Active and passive right to vote from |
18 |
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Age of consent for the acquisition and possession of firearms for hunters, after passing the hunters’ examination |
18 |
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Age of consent for the acquisition and possession of firearms |
21 |
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Capability to serve as an lay judge or member of the jury |
25 |
