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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 530 FAMILY OFFENSES
530.040 Abandonment of minor.

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530.040 Abandonment of minor. (1) A person is guilty of abandonment of a minor when, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor, he deserts the minor in <br>any place under circumstances endangering his life or health and with intent to <br>abandon him. (2) Abandonment of a minor is a Class D felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 <br>History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 260, effective January 1, 1975.

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