In most cases, state consent laws apply to all minors age 12 and older. In some cases, however, states allow only certain groups of minorsâsuch as those who are married, pregnant or already parentsâto consent.
Most people beat the heat by going swimming, rafting, or boating in one of two major rivers, the American and the Sacramento Rivers. The average temperature throughout the year is 61 Â°F (16 Â°C), with the daily average ranging from 46 Â°F (8 Â°C) to 76 Â°F (24 Â°C) in December and January.
The season total for downtown Sacramento as of 4 p.m. Tuesday was 2.74 inches, or 67 percent of average, and the total at Executive Airport was 2.97 inches, or 84 percent of the average for that location, said Karl Swanberg, a forecaster with the National Weather Service.