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§ 43-15-205. Affirmative defense to crime of child abandonment.
 

It shall be an absolute affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 97-5-1, 97-5-3 and 97-5-39 if the parent voluntarily delivers the child unharmed to an emergency medical services provider pursuant to Section 43-15-201. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 597, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 11, 2002.)
 

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-43 > 15 > 43-15-205

§ 43-15-205. Affirmative defense to crime of child abandonment.
 

It shall be an absolute affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 97-5-1, 97-5-3 and 97-5-39 if the parent voluntarily delivers the child unharmed to an emergency medical services provider pursuant to Section 43-15-201. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 597, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 11, 2002.)
 


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-43 > 15 > 43-15-205

§ 43-15-205. Affirmative defense to crime of child abandonment.
 

It shall be an absolute affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 97-5-1, 97-5-3 and 97-5-39 if the parent voluntarily delivers the child unharmed to an emergency medical services provider pursuant to Section 43-15-201. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 597, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 11, 2002.)