IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 8.21
Issues In Harboring A Runaway
To sustain the charge of harboring a runaway, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly gave shelter to ________for more than
48 hours; and
Second Proposition: That when the defendant did so, ________was a minor; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant did so without the knowledge of _________'s
[(parent) (guardian)]; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant did so without the consent of _________'s
[(parent) (guardian)]; and
Fifth Proposition: That the defendant did so without notifying local law enforcement
authorities of _________ 's name; and
Sixth Proposition: That the defendant did so without notifying local law enforcement
authorities that he was providing shelter to _________.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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