My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Pennsylvania & Kentucky
I have a few questions, all related to the same thing. For all intents and purposes, I'll be 18 for this post. Even though I am not yet, it'll make it easier because the situation I'm questioning about may happen when I am 18.
I'm 18, and there is someone very close to me, who is 17, this person is a female. As you can gather, because all teenagers are crazy, reckless, and out-of-their-mind (and reality) in love, this person is my girlfriend. - Biting sarcasm (Details may be considered irrelevant, don't read them if you don't want to. They just offer some context to the situation)...her step mom and her dad are battling to keep my girlfriend and her three siblings from her biological mother, who is, with no exaggeration, 100 times worse than her step mom. I include this to void any comments such as, "Call CPS" or whatever variation there may be of that comment. Calling CPS will only worsen the situation, and would essentially be pointless because she is almost 18 as well.I won't give many personal details except for that she has been living with her step mom, the dictator of the house, siblings, and her father. She's had a tough life thus far and has honestly been really lucky that she's made it as far as she has. She can't take it anymore though, in the past year and almost a half of our relationship, her step mom has done uncountable controlling and crazy things. All the while,
Anyways, onto the question.
Let's say my girlfriend were to run away, within a 6 months of her 18th birthday, across state borders (from PA to Ohio, then to KY); on her own (supposedly), and find shelter with someone in KY. What would happen? Her parents would call and file a missing persons report, no doubt. Due to her being across two states (albeit this being unbeknownst to anyone), would anyone come looking for her? I mean in a major way. Her location wouldn't be known by anyone, would anyone come looking for her that far? Then, let's say, she were to come back shortly after turning 18. Would anything happen to her?Here's another way this situation could go down.Short version:
- Would someone be punished for running away across two state lines, if they came back after turning 18?
Let's say the person she's staying with is me. However, nobody knew this. It's been planned out so it can look like she did in fact run away, and I wouldn't appear to be involved at all. What are the penalties of bringing a run away across state lines (I know it is a felony, but how many years would one be looking at?) Another question in this situation; What are the penalties of harboring a run away in Kentucky? Are there any extra clauses or additions to those penalties if the run away came from another state?All of this hypothetical, currently her situation is terrible, and if it isn't better or at least getting better by the time she's 17 and a half, this is what we're going to resort to. None of it is set in stone.Short version:
- What are the number of years harboring a run away can get you in Kentucky? If the run away came across state lines (if any)?
- How many years can you get from taking a run away across state lines?

