New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.00: Abandonment of a child
What this law says, in plain English
A parent, guardian, or caregiver commits a Class E felony by abandoning a child under 14 with intent to wholly abandon them, except when the child is 30 days old or younger and left safely with proper notice.
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