Current through the 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 14-09-36 - Death of a child - Duty to report - Penalty1. A caretaker of a child in the caretaker's care is guilty of a class C felony if the caretaker willfully fails to: a. Report the child's death to a law enforcement agency within two hours after learning about the child's death; orb.Report the location of the child's corpse to a law enforcement agency within two hours after learning the location of the corpse.2. This section does not apply to the death of a child which occurs while the child is under the care of a health care professional or emergency medical personnel.Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 125 (SB 2125),§ 2, eff. 8/1/2013.