14-322.3. Abandonment of an infant under seven days of age.
When a parent abandons an infant less than seven days of age by voluntarily delivering the infant as provided in G.S. 7B-500(b) or G.S. 7B-500(d) and does not express an intent to return for the infant, that parent shall not be prosecuted under G.S. 14-322, 14-322.1, or 14-43.14. (2001-291, s. 7; 2012-153, s. 4.)