2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 82 - IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT
Section 39-8203 - EMERGENCY CUSTODY OF CERTAIN ABANDONED CHILDREN -- CONFIDENTIALITY -- IMMUNITY.
(2) If a safe haven takes temporary physical custody of a child pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the safe haven shall:
(3) The safe haven shall not inquire as to the identity of the custodial parent and, if the identity of a parent is known to the safe haven, the safe haven shall keep all information as to the identity confidential. The custodial parent leaving the child shall not be required to provide any information to the safe haven but may voluntarily provide information including, but not limited to, medical history of the parent(s) or the child.
(4) A safe haven with responsibility for performing duties under this section, and any employee, doctor, or other personnel working at the safe haven, are immune from any civil or criminal liability that otherwise might result from their actions, if they are acting in good faith in receiving a child and performing duties under this section.
(5) A custodial parent may leave a child with a safe haven in this state without being subjected to prosecution for abandonment pursuant to the provisions of title 18, Idaho Code, provided that the child was no more than thirty (30) days of age when it was left at the safe haven, as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty.
History:
[(39-8203) 39-8103, added 2001, ch. 357, sec. 1, p. 1253; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 70, p. 107.]
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