(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) cause, aid, encourage, or influence a child who is a ward of the Department of Juvenile Justice to: (a) enter or remain in a house of prostitution or a house or lodging place used for immoral purposes or gambling place; (b) violate a law of this State or ordinance of a city; (c) indulge in vicious or immoral conduct; or (d) violate the child's conditional release or run away from the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice. (2) harbor a child who has escaped from authorities or who is running away from their supervision. (B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
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