House Journal: Page 1155: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
26 Sec. 11. Section 726.3, Code 2001, is amended to
27 read as follows:
28 726.3 NEGLECT OR ABANDONMENT OF A DEPENDENT
29 PERSON.
30 A person who is the father, mother, or some other
31 person having custody of a child, or of any other
32 person who by reason of mental or physical disability
33 is not able to care for the person's self, who
34 knowingly or recklessly exposes such person to a
35 hazard or danger against which such person cannot
36 reasonably be expected to protect such person's self
37 or who deserts or abandons such person, knowing or
38 having reason to believe that the person will be
39 exposed to such hazard or danger, commits a class "C"
40 felony. However, a parent or person authorized by the
41 parent who has, in accordance with section 232B.2,
42 voluntarily released custody of a newborn infant who
43 has not suffered bodily harm shall not be prosecuted
44 for a violation of this section involving abandonment
45 of that newborn infant.
46 Sec. 12. Section 726.6, Code 2001, is amended by
47 adding the following new subsection:
48 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. A parent or person authorized
49 by the parent who has, in accordance with section
50 232B.2, voluntarily released custody of a newborn
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1 infant who has not suffered bodily harm shall not be
2 prosecuted for a violation of this section involving
3 abandonment of that newborn infant.
4 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed
5 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment."
6 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 7 and
7 inserting the following: "An Act providing for the
8 release of custody and termination of parental rights
9 for certain newborn infants whose parent or person
10 authorized to act on the parent's behalf relinquishes
11 physical custody at certain health facilities and
12 providing certain immunity from prosecution and civil
13 liability for such parent or person, establishing
14 confidentiality protections and a penalty, and
15 providing an effective date."
Amendment H-1416 was adopted, placing out of order
amendments H-1279 and H-1280 filed by Smith of Marshall.
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