Laws in Sierra Leone
How Sierra Leone is classified on 21 of the 48 laws this site maps, grouped by subject. Each links to the full answer and its source.
Body & Life
Money & Games
- Gambling Age
- 18 Minimum age to gamble: 18.
Daily Life
- Homeschooling
- Illegal Homeschooling is illegal as public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Animals & Environment
- Fur Farming
- Legal No ban on fur farming.
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Civic & Family
- Voting Age
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Relationships & Sexuality
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Age of Consent
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Sierra Leone, though soliciting and third-party involvement are prohibited.
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but only available on fault grounds, with no no-fault options.
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Speech & Belief
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Justice & Weapons
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive Sierra Leone requires a good reason for firearms, with concealed carry and long guns granted at the authority's discretion.
- School Corporal Punishment
- Legal Corporal punishment is currently legal in Sierra Leonean schools.
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
Substances
- Cannabis
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Nearby countries
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