When you turn 18, you gain certain legal rights and responsibilities. Here are some things you can do when you turn 18, according to the search results:
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Civic and Legal Rights and Responsibilities:
- Vote
- Enlist in the military (with parents permission, this can be done at 17)
- Register for the Selective Service (mandatory for males)
- Sign a legal contract
- Change your legal name
- Become eligible for Jury Duty
- File a lawsuit
- Donate blood and become an organ donor
- Move out of your parents house
- Sign yourself out of high school
- Apply for a passport
- Serve on a jury
- Be tried as an adult if you violate any law
- Pay all debts you incur
- Sue or be sued in civil court
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Financial:
- Open a brokerage account and buy stock
- Open a bank account
- Apply for a credit card
- Buy a car
- Rent an apartment
- Pawn your belongings
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For Fun:
- Get a tattoo or piercing without parental consent
- Purchase fireworks
- Travel without parents consent
- Purchase a lottery ticket
- Buy an alcoholic drink in most places outside of the US
- Buy a pet
- Access an adults-only store and content
- Skydive
- Book a hotel room
- Legal consensual intimacy with someone over 18
- Bet on a racehorse
- Rent an Airbnb
- Use a ride-sharing scooter (Lime or Bird)
Its important to note that there are still some things that are restricted when you turn 18, such as purchasing and drinking alcohol (21 years old), purchasing tobacco products in some states (21 years old), going to a casino (21 years old), and renting a vehicle (20 to 25 years old) .
