§ 22-38. Contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation.

(a)

As used in this section, the term "runaway" means a child under 18 years of age who is voluntarily absent from:

(1)

The child's home without the consent of the child's parent or other custodian; or

(2)

A court-ordered or designated placement, or a placement pursuant to court order, if the absence is without the consent of the person with whom the child is placed or, if the child is placed in a facility, without the consent of the person in charge of such facility or such person's designee.

(b)

Contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation is:

(1)

Knowingly causing or encouraging a child under 18 years of age to become or remain a child in need of care as defined by the state code for the care of children;

(2)

Knowingly causing or encouraging a child under 18 years of age to commit a traffic infraction or an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a misdemeanor or to violate the provisions of K.S.A. 41-727 or K.S.A. 74-8810(j);

(3)

Failure to reveal, upon inquiry by a uniformed or properly identified law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of such officer's duty, any information one has regarding a runaway, with intent to aid the runaway in avoiding detection or apprehension; or

(4)

Knowingly causing or encouraging a child to violate the terms or conditions of the child's probation or conditional release pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of K.S.A. 38-2361, and amendments thereto.

(c)

Contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation is a class A violation.

(d)

A person may be found guilty of contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation even though no prosecution of the child whose misconduct or deprivation the defendant caused or encouraged has been commenced pursuant to the state code for care of children, state juvenile offenders code or state criminal code.

(Code 1988, § 22-20; Ord. No. 65498, § 6, 1-4-1990; Ord. No. 65883, § 5, 3-10-1994; Ord. No. O-48-15 , § 2, 8-13-2015)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 21-3612.