Child Endangerment Law
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State child endangerment laws rule over matters negatively affecting children such as child abuse, inaction in suspected or proven child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, child molestation, giving minors drugs and illegal activity in the presence of a child. Child endangerment laws prosecute irresponsible adults who are insensitive to the innocence, rights and due care for the child. - Child abuse is punishable under Iowa law.Mother abuses the daughter for a fault 1 image by Mykola Velychko from Fotolia.com
Under the Iowa Child Endangerment code, Section 726.6, the courts charge an adult offender with child endangerment if he intentionally inflict serious physical abuse on a child, denies a child of necessities, participates in or allows the continuance of sexual abuse, neglects a child, situates a child in a drug-infested location or leaves a child alone in a vehicle. Detrimental injuries to the minors result in felony classified B and a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison. - An adult can be prosecuted for abandoning a child in New York.child image by Renata Osinska from Fotolia.com
Under New York's Penal Law Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons, and Vulnerable, Section 260.10, titled "Endangering the Welfare of a Child," the courts can convict an adult of child endangerment when she willfully jeopardizes the welfare of a minor under 17 years of age. Not following proper parenting practices that leads to a child becoming abused, neglected, a juvenile delinquent or a person in need of supervision falls under the category of child endangerment. New York legislature classifies this crime as a class "A" misdemeanor. - Child labor regulations in California control the age at which children enter the labor force.kid image by Andrey Kiselev from Fotolia.com
California Penal Code, Sections 270-273, tackles the legal issue of child endangerment. If a parent or guardian does not provide ample basic necessities for the support of the child, such as food, clothing and healthcare, he is subject to a $2,000 fine and/or a one-year prison term. A spouse or partner who leaves another parent financially stranded so that the child is deprived of basic survival requirements is guilty of child endangerment. Physically abusing a child below eight years of age can end in a minimum sentence of 25 years imprisonment.
