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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.040

Abandonment of minor

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(1) A person is guilty of abandonment of a minor when, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor, he deserts the minor in any place under circumstances endangering his life or health and with intent to abandon him. (2) Abandonment of a minor is a Class D felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 260, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 7 cases, 1979–2020 · leading case: Ibarra v. Holder, Jr.
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Ibarra v. Holder, Jr. (2013) ca10 · cites it 2× “2d 239, 242 (1995) (intent requirement of § 53-21)); Kentucky penalizes at least intentionally abandoning a child, Ky.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 530.040 (Baldwin, Westlaw through 1996 legislation); Kentucky: Ky.”
Bartley v. Commonwealth (2013) ky “Statutes such as KRS 530.040, “Abandonment of a Minor”; KRS 530.”
Lane v. Commonwealth (1997) ky · cites it 2× “For example, KRS 530.040, Abandonment of a Minor, makes it a Class D felony for a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor to desert that minor in any place under circumstances endangering his life or health and with the intent to…”
Hafley v. McCubbins (1979) kyctapp “011(5) and KRS 530.040, because these statutes deal with protective services, including adoption, and criminal prosecutions involving a minor child in being.”
Knox v. Commonwealth (1987) ky · cites it 4× “120 and KRS 530.040 and 530.050. KRS 508.100 through 508.”
Ibarra v. Holder, Jr. (2013) ca10 · cites it 2× “2d 239, 242 (1995) (intent requirement of § 53-21)); Kentucky penalizes at least intentionally abandoning a child, Ky. Rev.Stat. Ann. § 530.040 (Baldwin, West-law through 1996 legislation); Kentucky: Ky.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. K. S. (2020) ky “030(4)(emphasis added); see also KRS 530.040 (including the same language in the statute concerning misdemeanors and violations).”
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