UNLAWFUL SHELTERING OF MINORS.
Madison General Ordinances § 23.43
in effect23.43 - UNLAWFUL SHELTERING OF MINORS.
(1) No person, organization, agency or corporation shall, unless duly licensed under the Wisconsin Statutes or without having first obtained the permission of the parents or legal guardian of any minor or without first notifying the City of Madison Police Department of the existence of a minor described in Paragraph (a) on premises owned or operated by or under the control of such person, organization, agency or corporation:
(a) By any means conceal or shelter, or assist in the concealing or sheltering of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years while the minor is under the legal custody of the parents or legal guardian and while the minor is on report with any law enforcement agency as a "missing person", a "runaway", or a "wanted" person; or
(b) Supply false information to or obstruct any police officer in the performance of her/his duty to locate or to take into custody any minor described in this section.
(2) Any person, organization, agency or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (Am. by Ord. 13,760, Adopted 12-14-04)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIICH20--31_CH23OFAGPUPO_23.43UNSHMIFetched: 11/1/2026