Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York
my sister is 16 and lives in ny how much trouble can she get in for running away from home
Asked on 2/12/11, 3:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
peter bark
bark & karpf
She can get into as much trouble as she wants. At sixteen she now has adult responsibility for her actions. Her family might file a PINS petition in Family Court and sent to a juvenile facitity for a short time.
Answered on 2/13/11, 6:29 am
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