Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.00 — Abandonment of a child
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.00
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 260.00 Abandonment of a child.
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N.Y. Penal Law § 260.00 — Abandonment of a child is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.