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Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “runaway or homeless youth” means an individual who:

(1) is:

(A) at least twelve (12) years of age; and

(B) less than eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) is unemancipated;

(3) is mentally competent; and

(4) lives in a situation described in:

(A) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(ii); or

(B) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(iii);

with or without the consent or knowledge of the individual’s parent, guardian, or custodian.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.