{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6504.1","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 6504.1","heading":"Police officers accepting newborns.","body":"(a) Duties.--A police officer at a police station shall do all of the following relating to a newborn accepted under this chapter:\n(1) Take the newborn into protective custody under section 6315(a)(5) (relating to taking child into protective custody).\n(2) Ensure the newborn is transported to a hospital and placed into the care of a health care provider under section 6504 (relating to health care providers accepting newborns).\n(b) Information.--When a police officer accepts a newborn pursuant to this chapter, a parent may provide the police officer with information about the newborn's medical history and any identifying information.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART VII ABUSE OF FAMILY","CHAPTER 65 NEWBORN PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=65\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=1","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"788eea5d9a58b648603ed6b05f542920a8246673492e8d5249f0342d37eb1a4e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6504","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6504.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}