726.3 Neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. A person who is the father, mother, or some other person having custody of a child, or of any other person who by reason of mental or physical disability is not able to care for the person’sself, who knowingly or recklessly exposes such person to a hazard or danger against whichsuch person cannot reasonably be expected to protect such person’s self or who deserts orabandons such person, knowing or having reason to believe that the person will be exposedto such hazard or danger, commits a class 'C' felony. However, a parent or person authorizedby the parent shall not be prosecuted for a violation of this section involving abandonment ofa newborn infant, if the parent or the person authorized by the parent has voluntarily releasedcustody of the newborn infant in accordance with section 233.2. [C51, §2589; R60, §4212; C73, §3870; C97, §4766; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13236; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §731.7; C79, 81, §726.3] 2001 Acts, ch 67, §11, 13; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §103Referred to in §135B.34, 135C.33, 152.5A, 233.3, 252B.7, 600B.29, 726.4, 915.37 Sat Dec 23 12:32:32 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 726.3 (15, 0)
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