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2018 Mississippi Code
Title 43 - Public Welfare
Chapter 15 - Child Welfare
Article 5 - Baby Drop-Off Law.
§ 43-15-205. Affirmative defense to crime of child abandonment.
Universal Citation: MS Code § 43-15-205 (2018)
It shall be an absolute affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 97-5-1, 97-5-3 and 97-5-39 if the parent voluntarily delivers the child unharmed to an emergency medical services provider pursuant to Section 43-15-201.
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