Selected Statutes: Northern Mariana Islands

(a) An offender commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree if

(1) the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 15 years of age or aids, induces, causes, or encourages a person who is under 15 years of age to engage in sexual penetration with another person;

(2) (A) being 18 years of age, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 15 years of age; or

(B) being 19 years of age, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 16 years of age; or

(C) being 20 years of age, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 17 years of age; or

(D) being 21 years of age or older, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 18 years of age.

(b) Sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree is punishable by imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not more than 30 years, a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.