§ 2909. Concealment of whereabouts of a child
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2909
§ 2909. Concealment of whereabouts of a child
(a) Offense defined.--A person who removes a child from the child's known place of residence with the intent to conceal the child's whereabouts from the child's parent or guardian, unless concealment is authorized by court order or is a reasonable response to domestic violence or child abuse, commits a felony of the third degree. For purposes of this subsection, the term “removes” includes personally removing the child from the child's known place of residence, causing the child to be removed from the child's known place of residence, preventing the child from returning or being returned to the child's known place of residence and, when the child's parent or guardian has a reasonable expectation that the person will return the child, failing to return the child to the child's known place of residence.
Credits
1990, Feb. 2, P.L. 6, No. 4, § 3, effective in 60 days.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2909, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2909
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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