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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-414: Offense of harboring or hiding a runaway child

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  1. TN Code
  2. Title 39
  3. Chapter 15

(a) A person commits an offense who, with knowledge that a child is a runaway, as defined in § 37-1-102(b)(32)(D) , harbors or hides the child and: (1) Fails to notify the child's legal custodian, legal guardian, or law enforcement authorities of the whereabouts of the child within a reasonable amount of time; provided, that no length of time in excess of twenty-four (24) hours shall be considered reasonable; (2) Conceals the whereabouts of the child; or (3) Aides the child in escaping from the custody of the child's legal custodian, legal guardian or law enforcement authorities. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 2010, ch. 1099, § 1.

(a) A person commits an offense who, with knowledge that a child is a runaway, as defined in § 37-1-102(b)(32)(D) , harbors or hides the child and: (1) Fails to notify the child's legal custodian, legal guardian, or law enforcement authorities of the whereabouts of the child within a reasonable amount of time; provided, that no length of time in excess of twenty-four (24) hours shall be considered reasonable; (2) Conceals the whereabouts of the child; or (3) Aides the child in escaping from the custody of the child's legal custodian, legal guardian or law enforcement authorities.

(1) Fails to notify the child's legal custodian, legal guardian, or law enforcement authorities of the whereabouts of the child within a reasonable amount of time; provided, that no length of time in excess of twenty-four (24) hours shall be considered reasonable;

(2) Conceals the whereabouts of the child; or

(3) Aides the child in escaping from the custody of the child's legal custodian, legal guardian or law enforcement authorities.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

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