Offense of harboring or hiding a runaway child

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-414, under Children.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-414

(a) A person commits an offense who, with knowledge that a child is a runaway, as defined in § 37-1-102(b)(34)(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.

(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.