What is the age threshold for a missing child to be considered an abducted child in these provisions?

What is the age threshold for a missing child to be considered an abducted child in these provisions?

• A. 18 years or younger
• B. 21 years or younger
• C. 17 years or younger
• D. 16 years or younger

Answer: (C)

The threshold being tested is how the statute defines an abducted child by age. In these provisions, a missing child is considered abducted if the child is 17 years old or younger. That means a 17-year-old fits the abducted category, while an 18-year-old would not under this definition. The other ages either reach beyond the minor cutoff or miss including the 17-year-old, so they don’t match how the provisions set the threshold.

The threshold being tested is how the statute defines an abducted child by age. In these provisions, a missing child is considered abducted if the child is 17 years old or younger. That means a 17-year-old fits the abducted category, while an 18-year-old would not under this definition. The other ages either reach beyond the minor cutoff or miss including the 17-year-old, so they don’t match how the provisions set the threshold.