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N.M. Stat. § 24-22-1.1
New
Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24. Health and Safety
Article 22. Safe Haven for Infants
§ 24-22-1.1. Purpose
The
purpose of the Safe Haven for Infants Act is to
promote the safety of infants and to immunize a parent
from criminal prosecution for leaving an infant, ninety days of
age or less, at a hospital. This act is not
intended to abridge the rights or obligations created by the
federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 or the rights
of parents.
Added
by L. 2005, Ch. 26, § 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
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