Title 49, Chapter 4A, Section 11
( 49-4A-11)
(a) Any person who shall knowingly aid, assist, or encourage any
child or youth who has been committed to the department to escape or
to attempt to escape its control or custody shall be guilty of a
felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not
less than one nor more than five years. (b) Any person who shall knowingly harbor or shelter any child or
youth who has escaped the lawful custody or control of the
department shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years. (c) Any person who shall knowingly hinder the apprehension of any
child under the lawful control or custody of the department who has
been placed by the department in one of its institutions or
facilities and who has escaped therefrom or who has been placed
under supervision and is alleged to have broken the conditions
thereof shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years. (d) Any person who shall knowingly provide to any child under the lawful control or custody of the department a gun, pistol, or any other weapon, any intoxicating liquor, any controlled substance listed in Code Section 16-13-27 as a Schedule III controlled substance, listed in Code Section 16-13-28 as a Schedule IV controlled substance, or listed in Code Section 16-13-29 as a Schedule V controlled substance, or an immediate precursor of any such controlled substance, or any dangerous drug as defined by Code Section 16-13-71, regardless of the amount, or any other harmful, hazardous, or illegal article or item which may be injurious to department personnel without the consent of the director of the institution providing care and supervision to the child shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years. (e) Any child who shall knowingly possess a gun, pistol, or any other weapon, any intoxicating liquor, any controlled substance listed in Code Section 16-13-27 as a Schedule III controlled substance, listed in Code Section 16-13-28 as a Schedule IV controlled substance, or listed in Code Section 16-13-29 as a Schedule V controlled substance, or an immediate precursor of any such controlled substance, or any dangerous drug as defined by Code Section 16-13-71, regardless of the amount, or any other harmful, hazardous, or illegal article or item which may be injurious to department personnel given to said child in violation of subsection (d) of this Code section while under the lawful custody or control of the department shall cause the department to file a delinquency petition in the court having jurisdiction; provided, however, if such person is 17 or older and is under the lawful custody or control of the department, such person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years. |