Child protection: safe surrender.

This bill modifies existing laws to establish a ‘safe surrender’ system for infants. It allows designated sites, like hospitals and county facilities, to install infant safety devices – climate-controlled enclosures with alarm systems – where parents can voluntarily surrender a child under 72 hours old. The bill also protects parents from prosecution for child abandonment if they place their child in these devices and ensures the anonymity of the surrendering parent and provides for medical screening and reporting to child protective services. It also clarifies liability for safe surrender sites and provides immunity for good-faith assistance.