17 Runaway laws.

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by Grant St. Jullian III

January 19, 2016

Asked 1/17/2016 – San Antonio, TX

What are the laws regarding 17 year old run away teens in Texas? If I live in San Antonio, and I run away to Edinburg, and I’m 17, would they really put in much effort in returning me back? I has cops back in MacAllen tell me that if I were to leave at 17, they wouldn’t really bother to bring me back. Since they would see me as an adult.

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You are not an adult until you are 18. If your parents reported you as a runaway, law enforcement would treat your case as any other runaway.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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