(A) Abandonment of child consists of the parent of a child, 10 years old or less, or any person who has been entrusted with or who has assumed the care of the child, who intentionally leaves the child or abandons him or her under circumstances whereby the child may suffer from neglect, but which does not result in the death of or great bodily harm to the child.
(B) Cruelty to children consists of any parent, guardian, or other person having care or custody of any child either:
(1) Causing or permitting:
(a) The life of the child to be endangered;
(b) The health of the child to be injured; or
(c) The morals of the child to be impaired.
(2) Placing the child in a situation where:
(a) The life of the child is endangered;
(b) The health of the child is injured; or
(c) The morals of the child are impaired.
(3) Willfully torturing, tormenting, or cruelly punishing the child; or
(4) Willfully or negligently depriving the child of necessary food, clothing, or shelter, or in any manner unnecessarily injuring it.
(C) Whoever commits abandonment of child or cruelty to children is guilty of violating this section.
(1981 Code, § 16-85) (Ord. 579, passed 1-28-1969) Penalty, see § 130.999
Cross-reference:
Enticement of child, see § 130.076
Statutory reference:
Abandonment or abuse of child, see NMSA § 30-6-1