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2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 14 - Children
Chapter 11 - Safety for a Newborn Child
Section 14-11-106 - Safe Relinquishment Is an Affirmative Defense.
Universal Citation: WY Stat § 14-11-106 (2019)
14-11-106. Safe relinquishment is an affirmative defense.
If the person relinquishing a newborn child is the child's parent or the parent's designee, relinquishment of a newborn child in substantial compliance with the provisions of this act is an affirmative defense to any potential criminal liability for abandonment or neglect relating to that relinquishment.
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