It shall be an absolute affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 97-5-1, 97-5-3 and 97-5-39 if the parent or a person designated by the parent voluntarily delivers the child unharmed to an emergency medical services provider pursuant to this article. Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 597, § 1, eff. 4/11/2002.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 518, HB 1318,§ 3, eff. 4/19/2023.
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