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Can your mom turn you in as a runaway even if you are 18?

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If the laws of your state declare that you are an adult at the age of 18, you are not a runaway at age 18.

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If you are a runaway from Nebraska at 17 and the legal age there is 19 and you live in a different state where the legal age is 18 and you turn 18 can you still get in trouble if caught here?

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