Statutes | Cherokee Code PArt II Chapter 14 Article IX ยง 14-40.32 | 2019
(a) It shall be unlawful to knowingly and without lawful authority:
(1) Take, entice, conceal, or detain a child under the age of 16 from his parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian or
(2) With the intent to hold the child for a period substantially longer than any visitation or custody period previously awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction or
(3) With the intent to deprive another person of their lawful visitation or custody rights or
(4) Intentionally take, entice or detain an incompetent or other person who has been committed by authority of law to the custody of another person or institution from the other person or institution, without good cause and with knowledge that there is not legal right to do so.
(b) Custodial interference shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $15,000.00, by a term of imprisonment not to exceed three years, or both.
(Ord. No. 117, 3-3-2000 Ord. No. 182, 8-6-2012)