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Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-15-414

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person commits an offense who, with knowledge that a child is a runaway, as defined in § 37-1-102(32)(D),  1 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.

1 So in official. Probably should be “§ 37-1-102(b)(33)(D)”.
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