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Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.3785. Unharmed newborns left at a safe place; avoidance of prosecution

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A person may leave a newborn with an employee at a safe place, as defined in section 145.902, in this state pursuant to section 260C.139, subdivision 4, without being subjected to prosecution for that act, provided that:

(1) the newborn was born within seven days of being left at the safe place, as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty;

(2) the newborn is left in an unharmed condition; and

(3) in cases where the person leaving the newborn is not the newborn's mother, the person has the mother's approval to do so.

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