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.
Structure New York Laws
Title O - Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
Article 260 - Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons and Vulnerable Elderly Persons
260.00 - Abandonment of a Child.
260.05 - Non-Support of a Child in the Second Degree.
260.06 - Non-Support of a Child in the First Degree.
260.10 - Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
260.11 - Endangering the Welfare of a Child; Corroboration.
260.15 - Endangering the Welfare of a Child; Defense.
260.20 - Unlawfully Dealing With a Child in the First Degree.
260.21 - Unlawfully Dealing With a Child in the Second Degree.
260.22 - Facilitating Female Genital Mutilation.
260.31 - Vulnerable Elderly Persons; Definitions.
260.31*2 - Misrepresentation by a Child Day Care Provider.
260.35 - Misrepresentation By, or on Bahalf Of, a Caregiver for a Child or Children.