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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="9-304" title_number="9" title_name="Child Custody and Visitation" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Removal of Child From State; Child Abduction">
  <text>If a child is under the age of 16 years, a relative who knows that another person is the lawful custodian of the child may not, with the intent to deprive the lawful custodian of the custody of the child:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>abduct, take, or carry away the child from the lawful custodian to a place within this State;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>having acquired lawful possession of the child, detain the child within this State for more than 48 hours after the lawful custodian demands that the child be returned;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>harbor or hide the child within this State, knowing that possession of the child was obtained by another relative in violation of this section; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>act as an accessory to an act prohibited by this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
