Phatballa said:
I encouraged someone to run away from home over the phone. I was in georgia at the time, but the person I was talking to was in Tennessee. I'm not positive which would apply.
Tennessee Code:
37-1-156. Contributing to delinquency - Penalty - Jurisdiction of court.
"(a) Any adult who contributes to or encourages the delinquency or unruly behavior of a child, whether by aiding or abetting or encouraging the child in the commission of an act of delinquency or unruly conduct or by participating as a principal with the child in an act of delinquency, unruly conduct or by aiding the child in concealing an act of delinquency or unruly conduct following its commission, commits a Class A misdemeanor, triable in the circuit or criminal court.
(b) When any juvenile judge shall have reasonable ground to believe that any person is guilty of having contributed to the delinquency or unruly conduct of a child, such judge shall cause the person to be arrested and brought before such judge. In such case, when the defendant pleads not guilty, the juvenile court judge has the power to bind the defendant over to the grand jury or to proceed to hear the case on its merits without the intervention of a jury if the defendant requests the hearing in juvenile court and expressly waives in writing an indictment, presentment, grand jury investigation and jury trial. In the event the defendant enters a plea of guilty, the juvenile court judge has the same power as the circuit or criminal court in making final disposition of the case."
And in the event that you are considering having this juvenile cross state lines to meet you, you are violating FEDERAL (as in real serious) laws.
I strongly suggest you rethink your options in aiding and abetting this juvenile to become 'delinquent'. You can serve some real serious time as an adult (and you will very likely make LOTS of new friends... if you know what I mean). The jail system has a special treatment for prisoners due to actions with juveniles.
