Pennsylvania § 2909 - Concealment of whereabouts of a child.
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§ 2909. Concealment of whereabouts of a child.
(a) Offense defined.--A person who removes a child from the child's known place of residence with the intent to conceal the child's whereabouts from the child's parent or guardian, unless concealment is authorized by court order or is a reasonable response to domestic violence or child abuse, commits a felony of the third degree. For purposes of this subsection, the term "removes" includes personally removing the child from the child's known place of residence, causing the child to be removed from the child's known place of residence, preventing the child from returning or being returned to the child's known place of residence and, when the child's parent or guardian has a reasonable expectation that the person will return the child, failing to return the child to the child's known place of residence.
(b) Application.--A person may be convicted under subsection (a) if either of the following apply:
(1) The acts that initiated the concealment occurred in this Commonwealth.
(2) The offender or the parent or guardian from whom the child is being concealed resides in this Commonwealth.
(Feb. 2, 1990, P.L.6, No.4, eff. 60 days)
1990 Amendment. Act 4 added section 2909.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2909 ("Concealment of whereabouts of a child.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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