Montana § 40-6-417 - Surrender To Emergency Services Provider As Bar To Criminal Prosecution
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 40-6-417 — Surrender To Emergency Services Provider As Bar To Criminal Prosecution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-417. Surrender To Emergency Services Provider As Bar To Criminal Prosecution
Surrender to emergency services provider as bar to criminal prosecution. (1) A criminal investigation may not be initiated solely on the basis of a newborn being surrendered to an emergency services provider under this part in the absence of reasonable suspicion of actual abuse or neglect. (2) Except when there is intentional infliction of injury to the abandoned infant, a criminal prosecution may not be initiated involving the abandonment of an infant that was not more than 30 days old and was surrendered to an emergency services provider under 40-6-405 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-6-417 ("Surrender To Emergency Services Provider As Bar To Criminal Prosecution") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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