§ 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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2023 · leading case:
Com. v. Sipps, M.
Com. v. Sipps, M. (2019)
pasuperct
“Whether the evidence at trial was insufficient to support [Appellant’s] conviction of Count 1, Concealment of whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(a), where the ____________________________________________ * Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.”
Commonwealth v. Ortiz (2017)
pasuperct
“l)(2) (“kidnapping”); concealment of the whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909; and ICC, 18 Pa.C.S. *233 § 2904.”
Com. v. Sipps, M. (2019)
pasuperct
“Whether the evidence at trial was insufficient to support [Appellant’s] conviction of Count 1, Concealment of whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(a), where the ____________________________________________ * Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.”
Com. v. Cabrera-Gutierrez, M. (2019)
pasuperct · cites it 2×
“§ 2904(a), and one count of Concealment of Whereabouts of a Child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(6). The issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion by precluding evidence regarding abuse or deficient parenting by the child’s biological father, Guy Markus (Markus).”
Com. v. Cerco, G. (2014)
pasuperct
“Slocum was convicted by a jury of concealment of the whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(a), and corruption of the morals of a minor.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2909(6) — 1 case
Com. v. Cabrera-Gutierrez, M. (2019)
pasuperct
“§ 2904(a), and one count of Concealment of Whereabouts of a Child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(6). The issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion by precluding evidence regarding abuse or deficient parenting by the child’s biological father, Guy Markus (Markus).”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2909(a) — 4 cases
Com. v. Sipps, M. (2019)
pasuperct
“Whether the evidence at trial was insufficient to support [Appellant’s] conviction of Count 1, Concealment of whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(a), where the ____________________________________________ * Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.”
Com. v. Sipps, M. (2019)
pasuperct
“Whether the evidence at trial was insufficient to support [Appellant’s] conviction of Count 1, Concealment of whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(a), where the ____________________________________________ * Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.”
Com. v. Cerco, G. (2014)
pasuperct
“Slocum was convicted by a jury of concealment of the whereabouts of a child, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2909(a), and corruption of the morals of a minor.”
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