Offense of Harboring or Hiding a Runaway Child

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Criminal Offenses
4. Offenses Against the Family
5. Children
6. Offense of Harboring or Hiding a Runaway Child

1. 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.
2. A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

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