This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. We are called upon to determine the constitutionality of various provisions of Executive Law article 19-H, known as the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1978, and hereinafter referred to as the Act.
The Act authorizes a runaway youth, a person under the age of 18 years, who is absent from his legal residence without the consent of his parent...
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