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SB 44: "An Act relating to the safe abandonment of infants."

00 SENATE BILL NO. 44 01 "An Act relating to the safe abandonment of infants." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Sec. 1. AS 11.81.500 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 11.81.500. No prosecution for safe surrender of infant. A parent may 05 not be criminally prosecuted for surrendering a child of the parent if the child 06 (1) is an infant who is less than 60 [21] days of age; 07 (2) is surrendered in the manner described in AS 47.10.013(c); and 08 (3) is not the subject of a court order affecting custody of the child. 09 * Section 1. AS 47.10.990(16) is amended to read: 10 (16) "infant" means a child who is less than 60 [21] days of age;