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SB 1265 Unattended children in a motor vehicle; definition of child abuse and neglect.

Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Unattended children in a motor vehicle. Amends the definition of abused or neglected child to provide that leaving a child under six in a car unattended is abuse or neglect if it is done with reckless disregard for the child's health or safety.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Unattended children in a motor vehicle.  Provides that any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who leaves an unattended child in a motor vehicle is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill defines "unattended child" as a child under six years of age who has been left in a motor vehicle by the driver or operator of the vehicle when the driver or operator is unable to continuously observe the child, unless a person 12 years of age or older is physically present in the motor vehicle with the child.