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§21-856.2.
§21-856.2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully harbour
an endangered runaway child. Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. Every person convicted of a second or
any subsequent violation shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony
punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) years, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. For purposes of this section, an "endangered runaway
child" means an unemancipated minor who is voluntarily absent from the
home for seventy-two (72) hours or more without a compelling reason
and without the consent of a custodial parent or other custodial adult
or an unemancipated minor who is voluntarily absent from the home
without a compelling reason and without the consent of a custodial
parent or other custodial adult and the child needs medication or
other special services. For purposes of this section, "compelling
reason" shall be defined as provided in Section 856 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
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