(a) An individual who has care, custody, or control of a minor child may not desert the child:
- (1) with the intent that the child become a public charge; or
- (2) without providing for the child's support for at least 3 years by a responsible individual or a licensed child care facility.
- (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
Formerly Art. 27, § 96.