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→Legal rights and responsibilities of young people
This chart shows when young people gain legal rights in BC.
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!style="width: 25%" align="leftcemter"|''Right/Responsibility''
!style="width: 5%" align="center"|''Age''
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|align="centerleft"|Be responsible for crimes ||align="center"|12
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|align="centerleft"|Be sentenced for crimes under adult law ||align="center"|14
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|align="centerleft"|Go to work ||align="center"|15
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|align="centerleft"|Leave school ||align="center"|16
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|align="centerleft"|Get married with permission of parent(s) ||align="center"|16
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|align="centerleft"|Get married ||align="center"|19
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|align="centerleft"|Get a driver's licence with permission of parent(s) ||align="center"|16
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|align="centerleft"|Get a driver's licence ||align="center"|19
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|align="centerleft"|Vote in a federal <span class="noglossary">election</span>||align="center"|18
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|align="centerleft"|Vote in a provincial <span class="noglossary">election</span>||align="center"|18
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|align="centerleft"|Drink alcohol ||align="center"|19
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|align="centerleft"|Leave home without permission of parent(s) ||align="center"|19
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|align="centerleft"|Buy cigarettes ||align="center"|19
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