Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

26.13.260 Abandonment of a Child

(a) A person commits the crime of abandonment if being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen (18) years, deserts the child in any place with intent to abandon it. Abandonment is a Class [4] four offense.

(b) A person commits the crime of abandonment if a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen (18) years, leaves the child with a family member or friend longer than [72] seventy-two hours without consent of the family or friend shall be a Class [3] three offense.