North Dakota Statutes
§ 12.1-08-10 — Harboring a runaway minor - Penalty
A person who willfully harbors a runaway minor with knowledge that the child is being
sought by a law enforcement authority is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. This section does not
apply to a person who provides temporary sanctuary, not exceeding seventy-two hours, to a
runaway minor who is seeking refuge from a physically, sexually, or mentally abusive person.
For the purposes of this section, a "runaway minor" is an unemancipated minor who is
voluntarily absent from the minor's home without the consent of a minor's parent entitled to legal
custody of the minor or legal guardian with the intention of evading the direction or control of the
parent or guardian. This section does not apply to persons providing temporary sanctuary to
minors accompanied by a parent or legal guardian in a dome
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§ 12.1-01-02
General purposes§ 12.1-01-03
Proof and presumptions§ 12.1-01-03.1
Presumption of age§ 12.1-01-04
General definitions§ 12.1-02-01
Basis of liability for offenses§ 12.1-02-02
Requirements of culpability§ 12.1-02-03
Mistake of fact in affirmative defenses§ 12.1-02-04
Ignorance or mistake negating culpability§ 12.1-02-05
Causal relationship between conduct and result§ 12.1-03-01
Accomplices§ 12.1-03-04
Definitions and general provisions