Laws in Jersey
How Jersey is classified on 12 of the 48 laws this site maps, grouped by subject. Each links to the full answer and its source.
Body & Life
- Abortion
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
Daily Life
- Public Smoking Bans
- Partial ban Jersey restricts smoking in public places and workplaces, with specific regulations for transport and entertainment venues.
- Driving Age
- 16–17 Minimum age to drive a car: 17.
Animals & Environment
- Fur Farming
- Legal No ban on fur farming.
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Civic & Family
- Voting Age
- 16–17 The voting age is 16.
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Relationships & Sexuality
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but keeping a brothel is outlawed.
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal Same-sex couples can jointly petition to adopt.
Speech & Belief
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Nearby countries
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