Minnesota Safe Haven Laws allows a newborn’s mother or any person with the mother’s approval may leave a newborn not older than 72 hours with a hospital employee, at a hospital, fire station, or law enforcement agency in the state without being subject to prosecution. The newborn must be in an unharmed condition while leaving it at the hospital.

Missouri Safe Haven Laws allows a parent to leave their child, 45 days or younger, with an on duty employee at a hospital, EMS professional, fire station, law enforcement agency, maternity homes, and pregnancy resource centers.

Safe Haven Laws in Mississippi is referred to when provider shall take possession of a child not older than 72 hours without a court order if the child is voluntarily delivered to provider at a hospital, emergency room, licensed adoption agency, or EMS provider by its parent with intent not to return for the child.

In Minnesota, a newborn’s mother or any person with the mother’s approval may leave a newborn not older than 72 hours with a hospital employee, urgent care facility, or 911 ambulance personnel without being subject to prosecution. The newborn must be in an unharmed condition while leaving it at the hospital.

Michigan Safe Haven Law You can leave your baby, up to 3 days old, with a staff member at any hospital, fire station, police station, or any emergency service provider that is on duty in Michigan.

The Safe Haven Act of Massachusetts allows a parent to legally surrender newborn infants 7 days old or younger at a hospital, police station, or manned fire station without facing criminal prosecution.

Maryland Safe Haven Laws. In Maryland, any person who leaves an unharmed newborn not more than 10 days old with a responsible adult, police station, or hospital with intent not to return for the child shall be immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution.

In Maine, a person may voluntarily deliver his baby not more than 31 days old to any safe haven provider with intent not to take back the newborn. A Safe Haven location refers to a hospital, emergency room, law enforcement agency, medical service provider, and a fire station.

In Louisiana, Safe Haven laws permit parents to leave their infant not more than 30 days old and not subject to any child abuse or neglect, in the care of any employee of a designated emergency care facility, including a hospital, police department, fire station, AMS provider, medical facility, child advocacy center, public health unit, or a pregnancy crisis center.

This law allows any parent who leaves a newborn infant not older than 72 hours with an emergency medical services provider, police station, fire station, or hospital with intent not to return for the infant shall have the right to remain anonymous and not be followed.