Ley sobre el Abandono de Niños y Personas Vulnerables en Texas

481.002(24) of that code. (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an offense under Subsection (b) is: (1) a state jail felony if the actor abandoned the child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with intent to return for the child or individual; or (2) a felony of the third degree if the actor abandoned the child, elderly individual, or disabled individual without intent to return for the child or individual. (e) An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the second degree if the actor abandons the child, elderly individual, or disabled individual under circumstances that a reasonable person Statute text rendered on: 1/1/2025 - 139 - PENAL CODE would believe would place the child or individual in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. (f) An offense under Subsection (c) is a state jail felony. (g) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that the act or omission enables the child, elderly individual, or disabled individual to practice for or participate in an organized athletic event and that appropriate safety equipment and procedures are employed in the event. (h) It is an exception to the application of this section for abandoning or endangering a child that the actor voluntarily delivered the child to a designated emergency infant care provider under Section 262.302, Family Code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 904, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 19