Rights with regard to what, specifically? Laws pertaining to run away children in WA State can be found at: Chapter 13.32A RCW Family reconciliation act (formerly procedures for families in conflict) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=13.32A
It is illegal for someone under the age of 18 to run away in Washington state. It is also illegal to harbor the runaway.
A 16-year old can be a runaway in the state of Washington. A child is cannot leave their home without the parent's permission until they reach 18 years of age.
Only if emancipated by the courts.
as soon as the act occurs you can call the police to report the missing individual
This makes her a runaway so report her to the police as such. Her boyfriend could be charged with aiding a runaway or kidnapping.
Report them as a runaway and ask the police to return him home.
Contact the police and report him as a "Runaway."
You can report them as a runaway to the authorities. Until they are 18, the parents are responsible for the child.
The parents can report him as missing or as a runaway and then it depends on what the police finds. If they find no suspicion of him to be a runaway he will be called as missing and the other way around. Until he is 18 he is not allowed to move out without parental permission.
No, if the 17 year old isn't where their parents expect them to be, they are a runaway.
Report the child as a runaway and the car as stolen.
Your parents will report you as a runaway and the police will look for you and bring you home or to foster care. If someone has helped you to run away or along the way, they can be charged with aiding a runaway.
Report it to the police. That way they will look for him and bring him home and anyone who helps him can be charged with aiding a runaway.
Until they reach the age of majority, the parents are still responsible for the child. They get to determine where they can live and can report them as a runaway.
A minor can not move out without your permission or by being emancipated by the court so you can report him as a runaway and have the police assist you to get him back. Anyone helping a runaway will be committing a crime.