Current as of January 01, 2018 | 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.3785. Unharmed newborns left at a safe place; avoidance of prosecution - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/crimes-expungement-victims-ch-609-624/mn-st-sect-609-3785.html
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