Section 260.03. Abandonment of a child; defense  


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  • In  any  prosecution  for  abandonment of a child, pursuant to section
      260.00 of this article, based upon an alleged desertion of a  child  not
      more  than five days old with an intent to wholly abandon such child, it
      is an affirmative defense that, with the intent that the child  be  safe
      from  physical  injury  and  cared  for  in  an  appropriate manner, the
      defendant left the child with an appropriate person  or  in  a  suitable
      location  and  promptly  notified  an  appropriate person of the child's
      location.