runaway

[pjamas]

What is the name of your state? OR
What are the consequences for a runaway if they are found? This runnaway would be 17, turning 18 in august 06. (5 months) Please don't ask why this person is running away, i get that it is "a dumb decision" I would like legal answers.

 

[CdwJava]

What is the name of your state? OR
What are the consequences for a runaway if they are found? This runnaway would be 17, turning 18 in august 06. (5 months) Please don't ask why this person is running away, i get that it is "a dumb decision" I would like legal answers.

The minor could be forcibly returned home ... the people (adults) that the minor is staying with could be arrested ... the minor could get hurt, sick or injured nad have no way to obtain medical aid ... there are a lot of possible results of running away and none of them are all that good.

Why not wait until August before running off to play house?

- Carl

 

[gawm]

The minor could be forcibly returned home ... the people (adults) that the minor is staying with could be arrested ... the minor could get hurt, sick or injured nad have no way to obtain medical aid ... there are a lot of possible results of running away and none of them are all that good.

Why not wait until August before running off to play house?

- Carl

Because 5 months is like 2 years to a 17 year old! Couldn't the minor also be sent to juvenile detention for running away?

 

[notsmartmark]

We just had in my area a 17 year old thrown in Jail for repeated running and is now being placed in foster care.

 

[CdwJava]

Because 5 months is like 2 years to a 17 year old! Couldn't the minor also be sent to juvenile detention for running away?

Not in CA. Status offenders held pursuant to W&I 601 (which includes runaways) cannot be held in the same facility as criminal offenders pursuant to W&I 602 (criminals). And since no county I am aware of can afford to build a non lockdown facility for the temporary housing of status offenders, they get the revolving door until or unless they get before a juvenile court judge who makes it an order of the court that they stay home. THEN, when they violate the court's order they can get tossed in the juvie clink.

But, other states may have facilities for chronic runaways ... though I have never heard of any, they might exist.

And how come I picture this as being a teenage girl wanting to runaway to be with her adult boyfriend?

- Carl

 

[pjamas]

Some people never grow up.

probably because you like to think the worst of people Carl.

Thanks for all your help, though many of you were just plain judgemental. I would like to remind those of you that this site is supposed to be for information about laws, not judgement about the questions. To the rest of you, Thanks for helping my research paper.

 

[CdwJava]

probably because you like to think the worst of people Carl.

Actually, that's quite far from the truth. If I came across as cynical, a little checking of the posts on this topic at this site will confirm that this is a common theme here ... and, a common theme in real life as well.

Thanks for all your help, though many of you were just plain judgemental. I would like to remind those of you that this site is supposed to be for information about laws, not judgement about the questions. To the rest of you, Thanks for helping my research paper.

Fortunately, we can be judgemental. Very often a sense of shame is what is missing from a person's decision making. If a little shame can keep someone from making a grave mistake that could ruin their lives, I am perfectly willing to make that judgement.

- Carl

 

[pjamas]

not convinced

but the larger question is, who are you to step in and decide what is best, especially with the very small thread of information provided.