{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-5-72","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-5-72","heading":"Reckless abandonment.","body":"(a) A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare of or having immediate charge or custody of a child under the age of one year commits the offense of reckless abandonment of a child when the person willfully and voluntarily physically abandons such child with the intention of severing all parental or custodial duties and responsibilities to such child and leaving such child in a condition which results in the death of said child.\n(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 25 years.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 5 Crimes Against the Person","Article 5 Cruelty to Children"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"98f02efae2e72cf0b7331ed7a384d7290d202e64339de47679408b7eff93f16e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-5-71.1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-5-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}