§ 9-304. Prohibited acts -- In this State  


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  •    If a child is under the age of 16 years, a relative who knows that another person is the lawful custodian of the child may not, with the intent to deprive the lawful custodian of the custody of the child:

       (1) abduct, take, or carry away the child from the lawful custodian to a place within this State;

       (2) having acquired lawful possession of the child, detain the child within this State for more than 48 hours after the lawful custodian demands that the child be returned;

       (3) harbor or hide the child within this State, knowing that possession of the child was obtained by another relative in violation of this section; or

       (4) act as an accessory to an act prohibited by this section.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 2A; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1995, ch. 227; 2009, ch. 666.