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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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