§ 26-133. Harboring, aiding, assisting and abetting minor runaways.

(a)

No person shall knowingly allow, permit or board any minor child at his residence, business, or other property in his control, where the person knows or should have known the minor child to be a runaway from his parent, guardian, or legal custodian.

(b)

No person shall knowingly assist, aid or abet a runaway child to escape apprehension or flee from his parents or authorities, including, but not limited to:

(1)

Provide transportation to said runaway child;

(2)

Provide money, clothing or any other useful instrument to the runaway child to aid the runaway child in escape;

(3)

Obstruct, by providing false or untrue information regarding the location or plan of the runaway child;

(4)

Refuse to provide information to law enforcement officers when questioned about the runaway child, which information was known to them at the time and would assist in the apprehension of the runaway child; or

(5)

Assist, aid or abet the runaway child any other way for the purpose of hindering law enforcement officers or the child's parents, guardian or legal custodian from learning the whereabouts of the child.

(c)

This section does not apply to the recipient of a placement by the juvenile court intake staff or the court.

(d)

Penalties; forfeiture of driver's license.

(1)

Any person who violates this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalties under section 1-7.

(2)

Any person under the age of 17 years who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties as provided in Wis. Stats. § 938.343(2), as follows: a forfeiture of $50.00; if such child fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may suspend any license under Wis. Stats. ch. 29 or suspend the child's operating privileges as defined in Wis. Stats. § 340.01(40), for not more than two years. The court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license and forward it to the department which issued the license, together with the notice of suspension stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the department, which shall return the license to the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under Wis. Stats. § 938.45(1r)(b).

(Code 1993, § 11-5-7; Ord. No. 00-17, 8-8-2000)