N.Y. Penal Law Section 260.00
Abandonment of a child

1.

A person is guilty of abandonment of a child when, being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than fourteen years old, he or she deserts such child in any place with intent to wholly abandon such child.

2.

A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or she engages in the conduct described in subdivision one of this section:

(a)

with the intent that the child be safe from physical injury and cared for in an appropriate manner;

(b)

the child is left with an appropriate person, or in a suitable location and the person who leaves the child promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child’s location; and

(c)

the child is not more than thirty days old. Abandonment of a child is a class E felony.

Source: Section 260.00 — Abandonment of a child, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/260.­00 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 18, 2024).

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