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Fla. Stat. § 787.035 — Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 787: Kidnapping; Custody Offenses; Human Trafficking; And Related Offenses, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 787.035
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1)(a) A person who is not an authorized agent of the department or the Department of Children and Families may not knowingly shelter an unmarried minor for more than 24 hours without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian or without notifying a law enforcement officer of the minor’s name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter.(b) A person may not knowingly provide aid to an unmarried minor who has run away from home without first contacting the minor’s parent or guardian or notifying a law enforcement officer. The aid prohibited under this paragraph includes assisting the minor in obtaining shelter, such as hotel lodgings.
(2) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 787.035.
Which Florida statute covers sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations?
Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations is governed by Fla. Stat. § 787.035 (Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations).
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