Section 49-4A-11. (For effective date, see note.) Aiding or encouraging child to escape; hindering apprehension of child

   (a) (For effective date, see note.) Any person who shall knowingly aid, assist, or encourage any child 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 punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.

(b) (For effective date, see note.) Any person who shall knowingly harbor or shelter any child who has escaped the lawful custody or control of the department shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment 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 punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.

Code 1981, § 49-4A-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 1996, p. 988, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 1A/SB 366; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-11/HB 242.