(A) No person who has control or custody of a child under eight years of age shall lock, confine, or leave the child unattended, or permit the child to be locked, confined, or left unattended in a vehicle for longer than 15 consecutive minutes.
(B) It is the duty of a peace officer who finds a child confined in violation of this section to remove the child, using force as is reasonably necessary to enter the vehicle and remove the child.
(Prior Code, § 5.085) Penalty, see § 10.99