The Safe Haven laws in Virginia ensures parents or guardians receive criminal immunity from prosecution for child abuse or neglect when relinquishing their child, within 30 days of the child’s birth, to a hospital or 24-hour Emergency Medical Services Center (EMS), such as fire stations or rescue squads.

Vermont’s Baby Safe Haven Law offers you safe places you can give up your baby, up to 30 days old —anonymously and legally without fear of being arrested. A Safe Haven location refers to a hospital, worship center, EMS professional, fire station, police department, medical facility, or adoption agency.

The safe haven law, passed in 2001, allows birth parents to anonymously give up custody of their newborn child at any 24-hour hospital in the state of Utah, no questions asked. A parent or someone on behalf of the parent can safely and legally give the newborn child to hospital staff, as long as the newborn doesn’t show signs of abuse

Safe Haven, also known as “infant relinquishment,” allows a parent to leave their newborn in a safe place in certain circumstances with certain individuals. Under Texas Law, a parent can leave their unharmed newborn child under 60 days old with • An emergency medical services provider, a hospital, A licensed freestanding emergency medical care facility, a licensed child-placing agency that agrees to act

The Tennessee Safe Haven law allows mothers of newborns to surrender unharmed babies to designated facilities within two weeks of birth without fear of being prosecuted. As long as the baby is unharmed and the child is surrendered within two weeks of birth, the mother — or parents — will not be prosecuted and is assured of complete confidentiality.

 In South Dakota, a parent can leave their infant of 60 days or less, at a safe haven location, referring to a licensed medical facility, EMS provider, fire station, clinic, licensed child placement agency, or law enforcement agency.

Under South Carolina Safe Haven Law, known as Daniel’s Law, infants can be left anonymously at a hospital, fire station, police station, outpatient medical facility, or any place of worship, as long as the child is left in an employee’s hand.

A child who is or appears to be 30 days old or younger may be left at a hospital, medical emergency facility, fire station, or police station by the parent or any person acting at the direction of the parent, who does not express the will return for the infant, or there is reasonable belief that the person does not

Safe Haven of Pennsylvania, also known as the Newborn Protection Act, states that any parent may leave a newborn baby in the care of a hospital or with a police officer at a police station without being criminally liable as long as the baby is no older than 28 days and is not harmed.

In Oregon, a parent may leave an infant not older than 30 days at a hospital, birth center, fire station, police station, or medical facility in the physical custody of an agent, employee, physician or other medical professional working at the facility. However, the child should not be subject to abuse prior to relinquishment.