2006 New York Code - Abandonment Of A Child.



 
  § 260.00 Abandonment of a child.
    A  person  is  guilty  of abandonment of a child when, being a parent,
  guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody  of  a
  child  less  than fourteen years old, he deserts such child in any place
  with intent to wholly abandon it.
    Abandonment of a child is a class E felony.

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