§ 10-219. Prohibited acts; penalties

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   (a) Duty to care for and provide for child. -- An individual who has care, custody, or control of a minor child may not desert the child:

   (1) with the intent that the child become a public charge; or

   (2) without providing for the child's support for at least 3 years by a responsible individual or a licensed child care facility.

(b) Penalties. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 100 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 96; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.

                    
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