Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 5. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON · Article 5. CRUELTY TO CHILDREN

16-5-72. Reckless abandonment.

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(a)
A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare of or having immediate charge or custody of a child under the age of one year commits the offense of reckless abandonment of a child when the person willfully and voluntarily physically abandons such child with the intention of severing all parental or custodial duties and responsibilities to such child and leaving such child in a condition which results in the death of said child.#
(b)
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 25 years.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 16-5-72, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1605, § 1.

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For note on 1989 enactment of this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 209 (1989).

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