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233.3 IMMUNITY.
Any person authorized by the parent to assist with release of
custody in accordance with section 233.2 by relinquishing physical
custody of the newborn infant or to otherwise act on the parent's
behalf is immune from criminal prosecution for abandonment or neglect
of the newborn infant under section 726.3 or 726.6 and civil
liability for any reasonable acts or omissions made in good faith in
assisting with the release. Section History: Recent Form
2001 Acts, ch 67, §3, 13
Parental immunity, see §726.3, 726.6
