N.Y. Penal Law § 260.00: Abandonment of a child

§ 260.00 Abandonment of a child.

1. 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 or she deserts such child in any

place with intent to wholly abandon such child.

2. A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or

she engages in the conduct described in subdivision one of this section:

(a) with the intent that the child be safe from physical injury and

cared for in an appropriate manner; (b) the child is left with an

appropriate person, or in a suitable location and the person who leaves

the child promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child's

location; and (c) the child is not more than thirty days old.

Abandonment of a child is a class E felony.