§ 14‑322.3.  Abandonment of an infant under seven days of age.

When a parent abandons an infant less than seven days of age by voluntarily delivering the infant as provided in G.S. 7B‑500(b) or G.S. 7B‑500(d) and does not express an intent to return for the infant, that parent shall not be prosecuted under G.S. 14‑322 or G.S. 14‑322.1. (2001‑291, s. 7.)