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720 ILCS 5/10-6 (2026)

Harboring a runaway

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(720 ILCS 5/10-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 10-6)
    Sec. 10-6. Harboring a runaway.
    (a) Any person, other than an agency or association providing crisis intervention services as defined in Section 3-5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or an operator of a youth emergency shelter as defined in Section 2.21 of the Child Care Act of 1969, who, without the knowledge and consent of the minor's parent or guardian, knowingly gives shelter to a minor, other than a mature minor who has been emancipated under the Emancipation of Minors Act, for more than 48 hours without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian, and without notifying the local law enforcement authorities of the minor's name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter commits the offense of harboring a runaway.
    (b) Any person who commits the offense of harboring a runaway is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: People v. Vazquez, 955 N.E.2d 172 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011).
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People v. Vazquez, 955 N.E.2d 172 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “See 720 ILCS 5/10-6(a) (West 2008). Further, proof of the infliction of harm, danger, or injury to the minor is not required in order to establish the offense.”
In re R.C., 2021 IL App (4th) 210053-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “’s previous misdemeanor conviction for two counts of harboring a runaway (720 ILCS 5/10-6 (West 2018)) where the victims were his other two children.”
Campbell v. Swanson (C.D. Ill. 2025). “at 20 (citing 720 ILCS 5/10-5 (defining the crime of child abduction); 720 ILCS 5/10-6 (defining the crime of harboring a runaway)).”
— 720 ILCS 5/10-6(a) — 1 case
People v. Vazquez, 955 N.E.2d 172 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “See 720 ILCS 5/10-6(a) (West 2008). Further, proof of the infliction of harm, danger, or injury to the minor is not required in order to establish the offense.”
— 720 ILCS 5/10-6(b) — 1 case
People v. Vazquez, 955 N.E.2d 172 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “See 720 ILCS 5/10-6(a) (West 2008). Further, proof of the infliction of harm, danger, or injury to the minor is not required in order to establish the offense.”
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