In Oklahoma, a parent may surrender a child no more than seven days old without fear of prosecution. The parent must relinquish the child to a medical service provider or to a designated person at a police station, fire station, hospital or child protective services agency.

A parent can legally leave a baby in a safe haven location, including a hospital, police, or fire station and the baby is no more than 30 days old and does not appear to have been physically abused or neglected.

The North Dakota Baby Safe Haven Law allows a parent or a parent’s agent (another person acting with the parent’s consent) who feels they are unable to take care of their infant, to surrender the infant at a hospital, 1 year of age or younger, without facing prosecution for abandonment.

North Carolina has a safe haven law, which states “you can leave your baby, up to 7 days old, with an employee on duty at any hospital” and several other approved locations, including hospital, medical facility, EMS provider, law enforcement agency, fire station, or social services agency. The mother is not required to provide any identifying information. Children who are dropped off

In New York, a person cannot be prosecuted for abandonment of a child if that person leaves a child not more than five days old with a responsible adult or in an appropriate and safe location, including a hospital, fire station, police department, health department, or nonprofit community health center and they will immediately notify an appropriate person regarding the

New Mexico’s Safe Haven Law allows a person to leave a baby with a staff member at a safe haven site within 90 days of being born. Safe havens are hospitals, fire stations, or police stations. Under the law, the person won’t be charged with a crime of abuse or abandonment.

New Jersey’s Safe Haven Infant Protection Act allows an individual to give up an unwanted infant safely, legally and anonymously. The parents – or someone acting on their behalf – can leave an unharmed baby less than 30 days old with staff at any hospital emergency room, police station, fire station, ambulance, first aid or rescue squad. The New Jersey

In New Hampshire, a hospital, 911 responder, police department, or church shall take temporary care and control of a child not older than seven days without a court order if the child is delivered to the hospital/Safe Haven by its parent with intent not to return for the child.

In Nevada, a provider of emergency services at a hospital, fire station, law enforcement agency, or EMS provider shall take immediate possession of a child who is or appears to be not more than 30 days old if the child is voluntarily delivered to the provider by one of its parent with intent not to return for the child.

In Nebraska, any person leaving a child not older than 30 days in the custody of an employee on duty at a hospital licensed by the State of Nebraska shall not be prosecuted for any crime based solely upon the act of relinquishment.