{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53-23","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-23","heading":"Abandonment of child under the age of six years.","body":"(a) Any person having the charge of any child under the age of six years who exposes such child in any place, with intent wholly to abandon such child, shall be guilty of a class D felony.\n(b) The act of a parent or agent leaving an infant thirty days or younger with a designated employee pursuant to section 17a-58 shall not constitute a violation of this section.","path":["TITLE 53. CRIMES","CHAPTER 939. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_939.htm#sec_53-23","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:18Z","sha256":"85f9db5bc1951a0b2563b316452920525c3a7cfb4128e07856e2a6029a9f4aa8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53-22","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53-23a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}