Safe Havens: Firefighter, Emergency medical services technician, Hospital, Outpatient treatment center, Child welfare agency, Licensed adoption agency, Church or House of worship
Safe Havens: On duty hospital staff, firefighters, emergency medical technician, and law enforcement
Liability: : Immune from prosecution on child abandonment and endangering welfare of child who is less than 5 days old; affirmative defense for child abandonment and endangerment of welfare to child who is between 6-30 days old
Safe Havens: Emergency department of a licensed hospital during hours of operation, or Fire station during hours of operation and while fire personnel are present
Liability: Relinquishing parent is not subject to criminal liability under parts of law in question.
Safe Havens: Law enforcement officers, Emergency medical technicians, Hospitals, 911 responders
Liability:
Alaska:
Palin said the House Bill 29, which takes effect May 11, will allow a parent to safely surrender a newborn without threat of prosecution, as long as there is no evidence the child has been physically injured.
Without penalty, they can leave them in the custody of a peace officer, physician or hospital employee, fire station or emergency medical service, the new law says.
Hawaii:
HB 1830, the Abandoned Children; Safe Haven; Immunity from Prosecution Bill
Additional States:
Washington, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Nebraska.
