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Every parent, guardian, or other person who, with the intent to violate the provisions of §§ 431—443a and 446—456 of this title, makes a false statement concerning the age or school attendance of a minor under sixteen (16) years of age who is in his custody shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50). Any person who induces or attempts to induce any minor under sixteen (16) years of age to be absent unlawfully from school, or who knowingly employs or harbors, while school is in session, any minor unlawfully absent from school, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50). History —May 12, 1942, No. 230, p. 1298, § 24, renumbered as § 25 on Aug. 26, 2005, No. 87, § 2.